Species identification of Enterococcus spp: Whole genome sequencing compared to three biochemical test-based systems and two Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems.

As the coverage of type strain-genome sequence database continues to grow and the cost of DNA sequencing continues to decrease, genome-based identification can be a useful tool for diagnostic laboratories, with its superior accuracy even over MALDI-TOF and database-driven operations.