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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2037-2042, Vol. 38, No. 6
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0

Comparison of Three Commercial Rapid Identification Systems for the Unusual Gram-Positive Cocci Dolosigranulum pigrum, Ignavigranum ruoffiae, and Facklamia Species

Leslye L. LaClaire and Richard R. Facklam*

Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Respiratory Disease Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Received 22 December 1999/Returned for modification 11 February 2000/Accepted 8 March 2000

We evaluated three rapid identification systems---The Biomerieux rapid ID 32 STREP (ID32), the BBL Crystal rapid gram-positive identification (Crystal), and the Remel IDS RapID STR (IDS) systems---for their ability to identify 7 strains of Alloiococcus otitidis, 27 strains of Dolosigranulum pigrum, 3 strains of Ignavigranum ruoffiae, and 18 strains of 4 different Facklamia species. Since none of these six species of gram-positive cocci are included in the identification databases for these systems, the correct identification for the strains tested should be "unacceptable ID" for the ID32 and Crystal systems or "no choice" for the IDS system. The ID32 system identified all 27 strains of D. pigrum, 6 of 18 Facklamia species, and 2 of 3 cultures of I. ruoffiae as "unacceptable ID." The Crystal system identified 10 of 27 D. pigrum, 2 of 18 Facklamia species, and 2 of 3 I. ruoffiae strains as "unacceptable ID." The IDS system identified only 1 culture of D. pigrum as "no choice," but it also identified 2 cultures of D. pigrum as a "questionable microcode" and 19 cultures of D. pigrum as an "inadequate ID, E. faecalis 90%, S. intermedius 9%." A total of 2 of the 18 cultures of Facklamia and all 3 of the I. ruoffiae cultures were correctly identified as "no choice." The most common misidentifications of Facklamia species by the ID32 and IDS systems were as various Streptococcus species and as Gemella species. In the Crystal system, the most common erroneous identification was Micrococcus luteus. These data indicate the need for the commercial manufacturers of these products to update their databases to include newly described species of gram-positive cocci.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Mailstop C-02, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-1379. Fax: (404) 639-3123. E-mail: rrf2{at}cdc.gov.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2037-2042, Vol. 38, No. 6
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0


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