Table 4 Common misidentification pattern in these studies

Actinomyces georgiae

Capnocytophaga gingivalis

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[27]

Actinomyces graevenitzii

Actinomyces turicensis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[7]

Actinomyces meyeri

Actinomyces odontolyticus

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[58]

Actinomyces viscosus

Actinomyces oris

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[58]

Anaerococcus hydrogenalis

Bacteroides fragilis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Anaerococcus tetradius

Brevibacillus spp.

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[31]

Bacteroides cellulosilyticus

Bacteroides intestinalis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[3]

Bacteroides dorei

Bacteroides vulgatus

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[28, 58]

Bacteroides faecis

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[58]

Bacteroides faecis

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[27]

Bacteroides nordii

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[27]

Bacteroides vulgatus

Bacteroides eggerthii

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[31]

Clostridium baratii

Clostridium paraputrificum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium beijerinckii

Clostridium butyricum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium bifermentans

Clostridium sordellii

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium bolteae

Clostridium clostridioforme

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[27]

Clostridium butyricum

Clostridium beijerinckii

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium cadaveris

Clostridium sordellii

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium clostridioforme

Bacillus ssp.

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium difficile

Clostridium septicum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium difficile

Enterococcus faecium

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Clostridium histolyticum

C. sordellii/C. septicum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium limosum

Clostridium tyrobutyricum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium perfringens

Enterococcus faecalis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Clostridium sordellii

Clostridium bifermentans

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium sporogenes

C.difficile/ C.glycolicum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Clostridium tetani

Clostridium septicum

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[20]

Fusobacterium nucleatum

Enterococcus faecalis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Fusobacterium nucleatum

Fusobacterium naviforme

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[26]

Mogibacterium timidum

Clostridium halophilum

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[58]

Parvimonas micra

Slackia exigua

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Peptoniphilus Indolicus

Peptoniphilus harei

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[28, 58]

Porphyromonas gulae

Porphyromonas gingivalis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[58]

Prevotella bivia

Streptococcus anginosus

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Prevotella denticola

Bacteroides fragilis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Prevotella oralis

Prevotella nanciencis

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[58]

Prevotella oris

Prevotella buccae

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[24]

Veillonella dispar

Veillonella parvula

Bruker MALDI Biotyper

[7]

Veillonella dispar

Veillonella parvula

bioMérieux Vitek MS

[27]