Differentiation of Raoultella ornithinolytica/planticola and Klebsiella oxytoca clinical isolates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry

Eefje de Jong, Arjan S de Jong, Nathalie Smidts-van den Berg, Rob J Rentenaar

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Abstract

Ninety-nine clinical isolates previously identified as Klebsiella oxytoca were evaluated using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Eight isolates were identified as Raoultella spp., being 5 Raoultella spp. and 3 K. oxytoca, by 16S rRNA sequencing. These isolates were correctly identified by applying the 10% differential rule for the MALDI-TOF MS score values. This approach might be useful to discriminate Raoultella species from K. oxytoca.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)431-433
Number of pages3
JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume75
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bacteriological Techniques/methods
  • DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
  • Enterobacteriaceae/chemistry
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods

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