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Table. 4.

Results of identification of isolates from six water purifiers in July 2018 and January 2019 by API kit and Vitek system

Water purifiers Gram reaction Identification of microorganisms
Jul 2018 by API kit Jan 2019 by Vitek
Hot water GP Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus Bacillus cereus
GN ND ND
Cold water GP Arthrobacter spp, Bacillus spp, coagulase negative Staphylococci, Corynebacterium spp., Micrococcus spp. Bacillus cereus, Bacillus spp., coagulase negative Staphylococci, Micrococcus spp.
GN Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pitti, Brevundimonas aurantiaca, GNFB, Pantoea septica Acinetobacter baumannii, GNFB, Proteus penneri, Roseomonas spp., Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Abbreviations: GP, gram positive; GN, gram negative; ND, not detected; GNFB, gram negative nonfermenting bacilli

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