Table 1.
Microbial Identification by Culture-Based Methods and 16s rRNA Sequencing
| Method | Order | Family | Genus | Species | No. Samples | Assessed Risk of Sepsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | Saccharomycetales | Saccharomycetaceae | Candida | albicans | 1 | High |
| Actinomycetales | Corynebacteriaceae | Corynebacterium | ND | 10 | Low | |
| Actinomycetales | Corynebacteriaceae | Micrococcus | ND | 2 | Low | |
| Bacillales | Staphylococcaceae | Staphylococcus | haemolyticus | 7 | High | |
| Bacillales | Staphylococcaceae | Staphylococcus | epidermidis | 2 | High | |
| Bacillales | Staphylococcaceae | Staphylococcus | saprophyticus | 1 | Low | |
| Lactobacillales | Enterococcaceae | Enterococcus | ND | 7 | High | |
| Lactobacillales | Lactobacillaceae | Lactobacillus | ND | 8 | Low | |
| Lactobacillales | Streptococcaceae | Streptococcus | mitis | 10 | Low | |
| Lactobacillales | Streptococcaceae | Streptococcus | intermedicus | 1 | High | |
| Enterobacteriales | Enterobacteriaceae | Escherichia | coli | 7 | High | |
| 16s rRNA sequencing | Bifidobacteriales | Bifidobacteriaceae | Gardnarella | vaginalis | 1 | Low |
| Clostridiales | Syntrophomonadaceae | Syntrophomonas | ND | 1 | Low | |
| Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | ND | ND | 4 | Low | |
| Lactobacillales | Lactobacillaceae | Lactobacillus | crispatus | 7 | Low | |
| Lactobacillales | Lactobacillaceae | Lactobacillus | iners or gasseri | 3 | Low | |
| Lactobacillales | Lactobacillaceae | Lactobacillus | ND | 9 | Low | |
| Sphingomonadales | Sphingomonadaceae | Sphingomonas | echinoides | 1 | Low | |
| Burkholderiales | Alcaligenaceae | Alcaligenes | ND | 1 | Low | |
| Burkholderiales | Burkholderiaceae | Burkholderia | cepacia | 1 | High | |
| Burkholderiales | Burkholderiaceae | Burkholderia | ND | 1 | High | |
| Burkholderiales | Comamonadaceae | Comamonas | ND | 1 | Low | |
| Burkholderiales | Comamonadaceae | Comamonas | testosteroni | 1 | Low | |
| Burkholderiales | Comamonadaceae | Delftia | ND | 2 | Low | |
| Pasteurellales | Pasteurellaceae | Haemophilus | haemolyticus | 3 | Low | |
| Pasteurellales | Pasteurellaceae | Haemophilus | influenzae | 3 | High | |
| Pseudomonadales | Moraxellaceae | Acinetobacter | bereziniae | 1 | High | |
| Pseudomonadales | Moraxellaceae | Acinetobacter | calcoaceticus | 1 | High | |
| Pseudomonadales | Moraxellaceae | Acinetobacter | ND | 3 | High | |
| Pseudomonadales | Pseudomonadaceae | Pseudomonas | ND | 5 | High |
Risk assessment was done on the basis of literature search. The risk was assigned as “high” if the higher taxon was known to have dangerous species. ND, the lower taxon identification was not possible.