Table 6.
Details of lacking or incorrect binding of specific FISH probes
| Probe | Failed to identify | Cross bindings |
|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | 3/84 S. aureus | |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 2/84 S. aureus | 1/18 S. mitisa |
| 3/356 S. epidermidis | ||
| 4/57 not further differentiated coagulase negative staphylococci | ||
| E. faecalis | 2/38 E. faecalis | |
| E. faecium | 8/41 E. faecium | |
| E. gallinarium | 2/41 E. faecium | |
| Enterococcus spp. | 1/38 E. faecalis | |
| 2/41 E. faecium | ||
| S. agalactiae | 1/5 S. agalactiae | |
| S. pneumoniae | 2/16 S. pneumoniae | |
| S. pyogenes | 1/6 S. anginosus | |
| Streptococcus spp. | 1/18 S. mitis | 3/3 Lactococcus lactis |
| Bacteroides sp. probe in conjunction with the competitor | 3/4 Bacteroides fragilis | |
| probes against Prevotella spp. and Porphyromonas spp. | 1/1 Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron 1/2 Bacteroides spp. | |
| Bacteroides sp./Prevotella sp. probe in conjunction with | 2/2 Bacteroides spp. | |
| only the competitor probe against Porphyromonas spp. | 1/4 Bacteroides fragilis | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 4/126 E. coli | |
| Escherichia coli | 5/126 E. coli | 1/7 Klebsiella oxytoca |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1/1 E. amnigenes | |
| 2/7 Klebsiella oxytoca | ||
| 1/4 Serratia marcescens | ||
| P. aeruginosa | 3/30 P. aeruginosa | |
| S. maltophilia | 1/3 S. maltophilia |
aNot mentioned in Table 5, because the probe was erroneously used with streptococci.