Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Research Letter
Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei, China
Bin Wu, Xinxin Tong, Haoyan He, Yinmei Yang, Huling Chen, Xiao Yang, and Banglao Xu
Table
Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei by various detection systems, China, 2019
| Detection method | Identification result | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Vitek 2 Compact | Aeromonas sobria | 90% probability |
| Phoenix | Alcaligenes faecalis | 98% probability |
| Bruker Biotyper MS | Burkholderia pseudomallei | 2.18 score* |
| Vitek MS | Burkholderia thailandensis | 2.23 score* |
| API 20NE | Pseudomonas fluorescens | 75.8% probability |
| 16S rRNA | Burkholderia pseudomallei | GenBank accession no. CP040552.1 |
*An identification score >2.0 indicates an accurate identification.
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