Table 3 The number of staphylococcal isolates identified to species level by MALDI-TOF-MS, nuc gene PCR (CoPS), and tuf gene sequencing

S. pseudintermedius

91

32 (44)

70 (77)

91 (100)

0

S. aureus

11

6 (8)

11 (100)

11 (100)

0

S. epidermidis

67

38 (52)

64 (96)

N/A

3 (4)

S. warneri

35

22 (30)

35 (100)

N/A

0

S. equorum

39

20 (27)

36 (92)

N/A

3 (8)

S. saprophyticus

19

11 (15)

15 (79)

N/A

4 (21)

S. sciuri

27

11 (15)

21 (78)

N/A

6 (22)

S. succinus

19

10 (14)

16 (84)

N/A

3 (16)

S. simulans

15

9 (12)

15 (100)

N/A

0

S. capitus

7

8 (11)

7 (100)

N/A

0

S. pasteuri

8

6 (8)

8 (100)

N/A

0

S. xylosus

17

6 (8)

17 (100)

N/A

0

S. lentus

9

5 (7)

4 (44)

N/A

5 (56)

S. hominis

6

4 (5)

6 (100)

N/A

0

S. cohnii

5

3 (4)

3 (60)

N/A

2 (40)

S. vitulinus

14

3 (4)

13 (93)

N/A

1 (7)

S. haemolyticus

4

3 (4)

4 (100)

N/A

0

S. fleurettii

4

2 (3)

0

N/A

4 (100)

S. arlettae

1

1 (1)

0

N/A

1 (100)

S. pettenkoferi

1

1 (1)

0

N/A

1 (100)

Total ID

399^d

72^e

345^f

101^f

33^f

Staphylococcus spp.

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

3

Species related to S. felis

12

N/A

N/A

N/A

12

No ID

22

N/A

N/A

2

3

Total

436^a

73^b

436^c

102^c

51^c