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Table 2 Comparison of Staphylococcus spp. identification by MALDI-TOF MS and positive rabbit plasma clotting, Sa442 PCR, latex agglutination, coa and S. aureus cydB PCR tests

From: Some coagulase negative Staphylococcus spp. isolated from buffalo can be misidentified as Staphylococcus aureus by phenotypic and Sa442 PCR methods

Species

MALDI-TOF MS

Plasma clotting

Sa442 PCR

Latex test

cydB PCR

coa PCR

S. agnetis

17

3

3

1

0

0

S. aureus

8

8

8

8

8

7

S. caprae a

1

0

0

0

0

0

S. equorum a

3

0

0

0

0

0

S. epidermidis

8

0

0

0

0

0

S. haemolyticus a

2

0

0

0

0

0

S. hominis a

1

0

0

0

0

0

S. pateuri a

2

0

0

0

0

0

S. saprophyticus a

1

0

0

0

0

0

S. sciuri a

1

0

0

0

0

0

S. warneri a

1

0

0

0

0

0

S. xylosus

1

1

1

0

0

1

S. chromogenes

69

19

19

1

0

2

S. cohnii

1

1

1

0

0

0

Total

116

32

32

10

8

10

  1. aData from Pizauro et al. [13]