Table 2.
Identification of species of spore forming bacteria isolates.
| API 50 CH/B | Isolates Nb. | Carbohydrate fermented Nb. | Similarity % (Nb.) | MALDI-Tof | score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria species | Bacteria species | Isolates Nb. | ||||
| B. Cereus1 | 1 | 12 | 94.10(1) | B. Cereus | 4 | [2.00; 2.39] |
| B.Cereus1 | 11 | 13 | 71.40 (2), 72.80 (9) |
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| B. Cereus2 | 1 | 9 | 92.40(1) | B. cereus | 3 | |
| B. Cereus2 | 1 | 10 | 79.80(1) | |||
| B. Cereus2 | 2 | 11 | 79 .3(1), 88 (1) |
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| B. Licheniformis | 5 | 25 | 99.90 (3), 66.10 (2) |
Licheniformis | 4 | [2.3; 2.47] |
| B. Licheniformis | 2 | 26 | 99.80 (2) | |||
| B. Licheniformis | 2 | 27 | 99.90 (1), | |||
| B. Licheniformis | 2 | 28 | 99.90 (3) 100 (1) |
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| Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus | 1 | 21 | 99.60 (1) | Paenibacillus thiam. Paenibacillus thiam./B. vallismortis* Paenibacillus thiam./B. cereus* | 1 | [2.10; 2.17] |
| Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus | 1 | 23 | 99.90 (1) | 1 | ||
| Paenibacillus alvei | 1 | 26 | 99.90 (1) | 1 | ||
| B. Subtilis/amylo | 2 | 24 | 98.8 (1), 99.5 (1) |
Not identified | 1 | NA |
| B. anthracis | 1 | 10 | 83.10 (1) | Not identified | 1 | NA |
| B. firmus** | 1 | 6 | 57.70 (1) | B. Cereus** | 1 | 2 |
| Brevibacillus laterosporus | 1 | 10 | 76.6 | Not identified | 1 | NA |
| Not reactive | 18 | 0 | NA | Lysinibacillus fusiformis | 1 | 2.15 |
*Two mixed species were found in MALDI-Tof identification on the two isolates marked in bold and containing Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus.
**Different identifications were obtained from API and MALDI-TOF for the isolate marked in bold.