TABLE 2.

Biomarker for the identification of members of the B. subtilis complex.

Type of organism	Biomarker selected by MALDI-TOF MS (m/z)
B. subtilis	4305.4/9138.7/5030.5/4568.9/3858.5/3725.5
B. atrophaeus	2771.3/2867.0/3122.8/3760.5/4448.6/8892.4
B. amyloliquefaciens	6315.0/4307.9/2192.3/5256.2/5903.2/7411.4
B. velezensis	6152.8/3076.3/4306.0/4988.9/7526.4/9407.3
B. licheniformis	5895.4/2948.6/4306.1/3252.6/5253.0/7086.6
B. pumilus	6022.7/6054.1/6092.6/7231.0/4306.8/6885.2/3616.5/9376.9/9829.5