Usefulness of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in the Characterization of Leishmania Strains Causing Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Bolivia versus hsp70 Gene Sequencing

Autor: Mary Cruz Torrico, Anna Fernández-Arévalo, Cristina Ballart, Marco Solano, Ernesto Rojas, Alba Abras, Fabiola Gonzales, Albert Arnau, Silvia Tebar, Teresa Llovet, Daniel Lozano, Eva Ariza-Vioque, Joaquim Gascón, Albert Picado, Faustino Torrico, Carmen Muñoz, Montserrat Gállego
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Microbiology Spectrum. 11
ISSN: 2165-0497
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03477-22
Popis: The objective of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of MALDI-TOF MS for the characterization of Leishmania species circulating in Bolivia, in comparison with the sequencing of the hsp70 gene. In our study, all of the isolates could be identified, and no misidentifications were observed at the complex level.
Databáze: OpenAIRE