Table 1.

Results of MALDI-Biotyper identification.

Reference ID	No.	Matched ID with score ≥2.00		Matched ID with score at 1.70–1.99		Total matched ID with score ≥1.70		Unmatched ID at 1.70–1.99		Unmatched ID with score ≥2.00		Total un matched
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
S. aureus	36	34	94.4	2	5.5	36	100
S. epidermidis	6	5	83.3	1	16.6	6	100
S. haemolyticus	2	2	100	—	50	2	100
S. typhimurium	2	2	100	—	50	2	100
S. flexneri	2	2	100	—		2	100
E. coli	2	2	100	—		2	100
B. cereus	2	2	100	—		2	100
P. aeruginosa	2	2	100	—		2	100
V. cholera	2	1	50	1		2	100
V. parahaemolyticus	1	1	50	1		2	100
E. aerogenes	1	1	100	—		1	100
Total all species	59	52	88.1	7	13.4	59	100	0		0		0

Total 59 food-borne pathogens used for MALDI-Biotyper identification and results were compared to MALDI-Biotyper data base then matched reliable ID used for genus and species level identifications.