TABLE 1.
Strain characterization and identification using ID32E and selected biochemical tube tests
| Strain ID | Species | ID32E |
Identification level | Test result using additional biochemical tube testa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification results | Profile no. | GLU | INO | DUL | MNT | VP | MR | NIT | ORN | MOT | IND | |||
| FR 29 | F. helveticus | C. malonaticus/Buttiauxella agrestis | 34774563051 | Unacceptable profile | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 31 | F. helveticus | C. malonaticus | 34674563051 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 32 | F. helveticus | C. malonaticus | 34674563051 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 33 | F. helveticus | C. malonaticus/Buttiauxella agrestis | 34774563051 | Unacceptable profile | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 35 | F. helveticus | C. malonaticus | 34674563051 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 38 | F. pulveris | C. dublinensis/C. malonaticus/C. sakazakii | 34676773050 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 39 | F. pulveris | C. malonaticus/C. sakazakii | 34634773050 | Unacceptable profile | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 41 | F. pulveris | C. malonaticus | 34674563051 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| FR 42 | F. pulveris | C. malonaticus | 34674563051 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| SI 44 | S. turicensis | C. malonaticus | 34676773051 | Doubtful profile | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| SI 45 | S. turicensis | E. cloacae/Buttiauxella agrestis/E. vulneris | 30474573051 | Unacceptable profile | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| CB 03 | C. sakazakii | C. sakazakii/C. malonaticus | 34276767010 | Very good identification of the genus | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| CB 51 | C. malonaticus | C. malonaticus | 34276763251 | Acceptable identification | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| CB 55 | C. muytjensii | C. muytjensii/C. dublinensis | 34277767051 | Very good identification of the genus | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| CB 59 | C. universalis | C. turicensis/C. malonaticus/C. sakazakii | 24276767251 | Excellent identification of the genus | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| CB 61 | C. turicensis | C. malonaticus | 34274767611 | Doubtful profile | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| CB 62 | C. dublinensis | C. muytjensii/C. dublinensis | 34277767051 | Very good identification of the genus | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| CB 78 | C. condimenti | C. muytjensii | 34277767011 | Very good identification | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
a
GLU, utilization of methyl-α-d-glucopyranoside; INO, utilization of inositol; DUL, utilization of dulcitol; MNT, malonate utilization test; VP, Voges-Proskauer test; MR, methyl red test; NIT, nitrate reduction test; ORN, ornithine decarboxylase test; MOT, motility; IND, indole test; +, positive test result; −, negative test result.