Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: usefulness for taxonomy and epidemiology

Autor: P.R. Murray
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16:1626-1630
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03364.x
Popis: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful tool for the species and subspecies classification of a broad spectrum of bacteria, including Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Listeria, and Gram-negative bacteria such as Neisseria, Salmonella, Aeromonas, Campylobacter and Helicobacter. MALDI-TOF MS has also been used for the rapid identification and typing of potential bioterrorism agents, including Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis.
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