Research Article
Performances and Reliability of Bruker Microflex LT and VITEK MS MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Systems for the Identification of Clinical Microorganisms
Table 2
Results of 18 reference bacterial strains that were analyzed by VITEK MS and Bruker Microflex LT for an initial system setup and comparison.
| | Microorganism | VITEK | Bruker |
| S. pyogenes
ATCC 19615 | ✓ | ✓ |
| E. coli
ATCC 25922 | ✓ | ✓ |
| K. pneumoniae
ATCC 13883 | ✓ | ✓ |
| P. aeruginosa
ATCC 27853 | ✓ | ✓ |
| S. aureus
ATCC 25923 | ✓ | ✓ |
| S. pneumoniae
ATCC 49619 | ✓ | ✓ |
| P. vulgaris
ATCC 13315 | P. vulgaris/penneri | P. hauseri
(new nomenclature) |
| S. typhimurium
ATCC 14028 | Salmonella group | Salmonella spp. |
| Y. enterocolitica
ATCC 9610 | ✓ | ✓ |
| V. cholera
RSKK 913 | ✓ | ✓
(V. cholerae biovar albensis) |
| G. vaginalis
DM 108 | ✓ | ✓ |
| S. saprophyticus
DM 17 | ✓ | ✓ |
| S. agalactiae
DM 20 | ✓ | ✓ |
| MRSA
DM 66 | S. aureus | S. aureus |
| S. epidermidis
DM 19 | ✓ | ✓ |
| S. enteritidis
DM 10 | Salmonella group | Salmonella spp. |
| A. hydrophila
DM 110 | A. hydrophila/caviae | A. caviae |
| P. shigelloides
DM 111 | ✓ | ✓ |
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