Objective Bacteria of Pseudomonas are the main cause of food-borne and clinical infections. At present, mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene are widely used to identify Pseudomonas, while the facilities relied on are expensive and require cumbersome operation. Internationally, the numerical identification products require manual single-sample loading procedures, which are cumbersome. This study aims to develop a numerical identification kit for Pseudomonas with high accuracy and simple operation. Methods On the basis of the existing biochemical reaction data of Pseudomonas, we developed a numerical identification model via the branching diagram method and designed and optimized 11 biochemical matrix formulas for microquantization. We then used the kit to identify the standard strains and isolates of Pseudomonas and compared the results with those from mass spectrometry and PCR to evaluate the performance of the kit. Results A numerical identification kit was developed, and it was capable of identifying 10 species of Pseudomonas with just one sample addition. The accuracy rate of the kit in the identification for 5 standard strains and 135 isolates reached 97.04%, and the accuracy rate in actual samples was 97.74%. The biochemical test was stable and reproducible, and the identification cost (25 CNY/sample) of the kit was only 10% of that (240 CNY/sample) of the comparable product from bioMérieux (France). Conclusion The numerical identification kit developed in this study for Pseudomonas has simple operation, a low price, and high accuracy, which can be used in clinical diagnosis and food detection.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |