Table 1 Target and non-target strains used in this study and results obtained with the chromogenic media DFI and ESIA, the α-glucosidase based PCR assay and the rRNA probe based VIT test.
Species (number of strains) | Origin | ESIA* | DFI+ | PCR | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. cloacae (1) | ATCC13047 | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. cloacae (1) | LMG3008 | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. cloacae (6) | clinical, cosmetics | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. cloacae (2) | food | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. dissolvens (1) | ATCC23373 | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. hermanii (1) | wild strain | neg | neg | neg | neg |
P. agglomerans (1) | ATCC27155 | neg | neg | neg | neg |
P. agglomerans (2) | food, cosmetics | neg | neg | neg | neg |
Pantoea sp. (1) | food | neg | neg | neg | neg |
K. oxytoca (1) | cheese | neg | neg | neg | neg |
S. liquefaciens (1) | cosmetics | neg | neg | neg | neg |
S. ficaria (1) | production environment | neg | pos | neg | neg |
Serratia sp. (1) | cosmetics | neg | neg | neg | neg |
Salmonella Enterititis (1) | wild strain | neg | neg | neg | neg |
S. sonnei (1) | wild strain | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. coli (1) | ATCC25922 | neg | neg | neg | neg |
E. sakazakii (1) | ATCC29544 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (1) | ATCC29004 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (1) | ATCC51329 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (20) | fruit powder1 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (5) | cosmetics | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (15) | human2 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (1) | milk powder3 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (2) | baby food 4 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (1) | milk 5 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (15) | production environment6 | pos | pos | pos | pos |
E. sakazakii (1) | production environment | pos | neg | pos | pos |