Taxonomic level | Biological assignment | Methods | Propositions for improvement |
---|---|---|---|
Species | Phenotypic | GRAM staining | Â |
 |  | Morphologic description | The physiology of the bacterium in environments from production to consumption should be extensively characterized |
 |  | Analytical profile identification (API) |  |
 | Genotypic | Full genome sequencing should be systematically provided | |
 |  | MLST (Multi Locus Sequence Typing) |  |
Strain | Metabolic | Analytical profile identification (API) | Â |
 | Genotypic | Genome sequencing [15]: Identification of virulence genes |  |
 |  | Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) [20]: evaluation of genetic stability [58] |  |