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Table 6. Estimated identification results of ASTA MicroIDSys compared to the strains reported by Bruker Biotyper over the past five years
Year201420152016201720182019Total
Reported strains18,11719,61718,32818,68420,40613,099108,251
Estimated number of matched report (%)
Genus level18,107 (99.9)19,608 (100.0)18,251 (99.6)18,532 (99.2)20,316 (99.6)13,064 (99.7)107,878 (99.7)
Species level17,845 (98.5)19,309 (98.4)18,011 (98.3)18,272 (97.8)19,809 (97.1)12,773 (97.5)106,018 (97.9)