Rapid screening of marine bacterial symbionts using MALDI-TOF MS

Autor: Maria Cecília de Souza Nóbrega, Livia Vidal, Hannah K Mattsson, Diogo A. Tschoeke, Aline R. P. Gonçalves, Fabiano L. Thompson, Cristiane C. Thompson, Verônica Viana Vieira, Tainá Venas, Gustavo P R Azevedo, Gizele D. Garcia, Raphael V P Silva
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Archives of microbiology. 202(8)
ISSN: 1432-072X
Popis: Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a rapid, cost-effective and high-throughput method for bacteria characterization. However, most previous studies focused on clinical isolates. In this study, we evaluated the use of MALDI-TOF MS as a rapid screening tool for marine bacterial symbionts. A set of 255 isolates from different marine sources (corals, sponge, fish and seawater) was analyzed using cell lysates to obtain a rapid grouping. Cluster analysis of mass spectra and 16S rRNA showed 18 groups, including Vibrio, Bacillus, Pseudovibrio, Alteromonas and Ruegeria. MALDI-TOF distance similarity scores ≥ 60% and ≥ 70% correspond to ≥ 98.7% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and ≥ 95% pyrH gene sequence similarity, respectively. MALDI-TOF MS is a useful tool for Vibrio species groups’ identification.
Databáze: OpenAIRE