Background The implementation of MALDI-TOF MS for microorganism identification has
changed the routine of the microbiology laboratories as we knew it. Most microorganisms …

The ability of MALDI-TOF for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has
improved recently thanks to updated databases and optimized protein extraction …

Identification of mycobacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight
mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) requires not only a good protein extraction protocol but …

Abstract Identification of Nocardia and Mycobacterium species by matrix‐assisted laser
desorption/ionization‐time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS) is still a challenging …

Shewanella species are widely distributed in the aquatic environment and aquatic
organisms. They are opportunistic human pathogens with increasing clinical infections …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF
MS) has proved to be a useful diagnostic method for identifying conventional bacteria. In the …

For the species-level identification of NTM, biochemical tests are considered slow and
unable to identify less common species. On the other hand, rapid and accurate molecular …

Mycobacteria that form the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex are responsible for deadly
tuberculosis in animals and patients. Identification of these pathogens at the species level is …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in solid organ transplant : Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation Nontuberculous mycobacteria in solid organ transplant : Current Opinion in …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are difficult to identify by biochemical and genetic
methods due to their microbiological properties and complex taxonomy. The development of …