Table 5.

Accuracy of the new developed MALDI-TOF MS method to classify Tilletia species to common and dwarf bunt using teliospores

		MALDI-TOF MS
		HCA	DAPC	Final classification
Reference set (N = 52)	False classificationa (quantity)	0	2	0
	Accuracy (%)	100.00	96.15	100.00
All specimens incl. test set (N = 67)	False classification (quantity)	4	4	1
	Accuracy (%)	94.03	94.03	98.51

^aClassification results were referred to the germination test, except L-1 which was referred to as the unequivocal morphological identification