834
M
ozola
et al
.
:
J
ournal of
AOAC I
nternational
V
ol
. 97, N
o
. 3, 2014
Table 3. Exclusivity panel results
a
Collaborating laboratory
Organism
Culture
medium
b
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Enterobacter cloacae
BGS – – NG
c
– – – – – – – + NG NG – – +
d
– –
BS – – NG – – – – – – – – NG NG – – +
d
– –
DMLIA – – NG – – – – – – – – NG NG – – +
d
– –
HE – – NG – – – – – – – – NG NG – – +
d
– –
TSA – – NG – – – – – – – – NG NG – – +
d
– –
XLD – + NG – – – – – – – – NG NG – – +
d
– –
XLT-4 – – NG – – – – – – – – NG NG – – NG – –
Escherichia coli
BGS – – – – – + – – – – – – – – – + – –
BS – – – – – – + – – – – – + – – – – –
DMLIA – + – – – – – – – – – – – NG – – – –
HE – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – –
TSA – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLD – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLT-4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Proteus vulgaris
BGS – – – – – – – – – – – – – NG
– – – +
BS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – –
DMLIA – – – – – – – – NG
– – – – NG
– – – –
HE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – –
TSA – – – – – – – + – – – – – – – – – –
XLD – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLT-4 NG NG
– NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG
Providencia alcalifaciens
BGS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – –
BS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – –
DMLIA – – – NG
– – – – NG – – NG – NG
– – – –
HE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
TSA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLD – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLT-4 – NG
– NG NG NG – NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG
Citrobacter freundii
BGS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
BS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DMLIA – – – – + – – – – – – – – – + – – –
HE – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – –
TSA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLD – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
XLT-4 – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Klebsiella pneumoniae
BGS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
BS – – – – – – – – – – – – – NG
– – – –
DMLIA – – – – – – – – – – – – – NG
– – – –
HE – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
TSA – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – –
XLD – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – –
XLT-4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – NG
– + – –
a
– = Correctly identified as not
Salmonella
spp.; + = incorrectly identified.
b
BGS = brilliant green sulfa agar; BS = bismuth sulfite agar; DMLIA = double-modified lysine iron agar; HE = Hektoen enteric agar; TSA = tryptic soy
agar; XLD = xylose lysine deoxycholate agar; XLT-4 = xylose lysine tergitol agar.
c
No growth or no isolated colonies on plate.
d
Suspected contaminated culture. Data removed from statistical analysis.
Candidates for 2016 Method of the Year
359