Table 2.

Identification of lactobacilli isolates with MALDI-TOF MS and 16S rDNA-analysis: Vaginal isolates

Species	16S rDNA-analysis	MALDI-TOF-MS	Concordance [%]*
L. iners	18	18	100
L. crispatus	15	16	94
L. jensenii	14	15	93
L. gasseri	13	11	92
L. fermentum	4	4	100
L. paracasei**	3	3	100
L. reuteri	2	2	100
L. delbrückii	1	1	100
L. mucosae	1	1	100
L. harbinensis	1	1	100
L. plantarum	1	1	100
L. rhamnosus	1	1	100
L. sakei	1	1	100
L. salivarius	1	1	100
L. vaginalis	1	0	-
Lactobacillus sp.	0	1	-

*Isolates identified as same species by both methods in relation to the total number of isolates of this species identified by 16S rDNA sequencing.

** The 16S rDNA-analysis result was L. paracasei/L. casei, both species were not distinguishable from each other.