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Table 1 Identification results of API 20 Staph, VITEK 2 GP, gap gene sequencing, tube coagulase, slide coagulase, and latex agglutination tests

From: Clinical and microbiological characterization of Staphylococcus lugdunensis isolates obtained from clinical specimens in a hospital in China

No.

API 20 Staph

VITEK 2 GP

Gap gene

Tube Coagulase

Slide Coagulase

Latex Agglutination

(Identification rate1)

(Identification rate1)

(Similarity2)

1

S. hominis (73%)

S. hominis (50%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

-ve

-ve

-ve

2

S. lugdunensis (90%)

S. lugdunensis (94%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

-ve

-ve

Positive

3

S. haemolyticus (96%)

S. haemolyticus (99%)

S. haemolyticus (99%)

-ve

-ve

-ve

4

S. lugdunensis (85%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

-ve

Positive

Positive

5

S. haemolyticus (53%)

S. haemolyticus (94%)

S. haemolyticus (100%)

-ve

-ve

-ve

6

S. lugdunensis (94%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

S. lugdunensis (100%)

-ve

-ve

-ve

7

S. haemolyticus (92%)

S. haemolyticus (99%)

S. haemolyticus (99%)

-ve

-ve

-ve

8

S. lugdunensis (94%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

S. lugdunensis (99%)

-ve

-ve

-ve

  1. -ve in Latex Agglutination test signifies no noticeable clearance of the blue background in the latex test; -ve in Slide Coagulase test signifies no visible clumping or clotting using either saline or plasma; -ve in Tube Coagulase test signifies no clot by the end of 4 hours or following 24 hours incubation a room temperature.
  2. 1The highest percentage of identification.
  3. 2The highest similarity after aligning by BLAST.