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. 2021 Mar;27(3):964–966. doi: 10.3201/eid2703.191769

Table. Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei by various detection systems, China, 2019.

Detection method Identification result Characteristics
Vitek 2 Compact Aeromonas sobria 90% probability
Phoenix Alcaligenes faecalis 98% probability
Bruker Biotyper MS Burkholderia pseudomallei 2.18 score*
Vitek MS Burkholderia thailandensis 2.23 score*
API 20NE Pseudomonas fluorescens 75.8% probability
16S rRNA Burkholderia pseudomallei GenBank accession no.
CP040552.1

*An identification score >2.0 indicates an accurate identification.