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. 2017 Jun 23;55(7):2255–2260. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00377-17

TABLE 2.

Identification results for R. equi (n = 144) and Dietzia spp. (n = 10) by Vitek MS versus Bruker Biotyper

Microorganism(s) No. of strains No. (%) of isolates with indicated result by:
Vitek MS
Bruker Biotyper
Correct identification at species level Correct low score (50%–99.8%) Not identified Identification at genus level Correct identification at species level Correct low score (1.7–2) Not identified Identification at genus level
R. equi 144 124 (86.1) 1 (0.7) 19 (13.2) 0 130 (90.3) 14 (9.7) 0 0
Dietzia spp. 10 6 (60) 2 (20) 2 (20) 0 1 (10) 7 (70) 1 (10) 1 (10)
    D. maris 5 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
    D. natronolimnaea 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
    D. cinnamea 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Total no. (%) of strains 154 130 (84.4) 3 (1.9) 21 (13.6) 0 131 (85.1) 21 (13.6) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6)