Identification of airborne microbiota in selected areas in a health-care setting in South Africa

BMC Microbiology

Table 3 Bacterial characterization: male wards

Origin	Species identification (Gram (+) bacteria) using MALDI-TOF MS	Species identification (Gram (+) bacteria) using API	Source	Health effects	References
Male ward corridor	Arthrobacter oxydans IMET 10684 T HKJ	Micrococcus spp.	Soil, alkaline waste water	Causes severe irritation to humans	[28, 32]
	Arthrobacter spp. B514 DSM 20389 UFL
	Arthrobacter oxydans DSM 20119 T DSM
Male ward Room 3	Micrococcus luteus IMET 11249 HKJ	Micrococcus spp.	Soil, dust, water and air	Skin infection	[28]
	Micrococcus luteus BK_01140_09 ERL
	Micrococcus luteus N203 CPB
Male ward Room 4	Micrococcus luteus IMET 11249 HKJ	Micrococcus spp.	Soil, dust, water and air	Skin infection	[28]
Male ward Room 4	Micrococcus luteus N203 CPB	Micrococcus spp.	Soil, dust, water and air	Skin infection	[28]
Male ward Room 5	Micrococcus luteus IMET 11249 HKJ	Micrococcus spp.	Soil, dust, water and air	Skin infection	[28]
	Micrococcus luteus N203 CPB
	Micrococcus luteus BK_01140_09 ERL
Male ward TB room	Staphylococcus hominis Mb18788_1 CHB	Staphylococcus spp. and Micrococcus spp.	Exterior of human ear and animals	Causes human skin infections and food poisoning	[28, 29]
	Staphylococcus hominis ssp. hominis DSM 20328 T DSM
	Staphylococcus hominis spp. novobiosepticus DSM 15614 T DSM

ISSN: 1471-2180