MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY IN MICROORGANISM IDENTIFICATION

Identification of microorganisms from their protein profiles, or direct protein profiling, has been extensively used in the last decade. Being sufficiently accurate and specific, this method is fast and inexpensive. In this review, current notions of the potential of this method are considered and i...

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Main Authors: E. A. Demidov, K. V. Starostin, V. M. Popik, S. E. Peltek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii
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Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/199
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Summary:Identification of microorganisms from their protein profiles, or direct protein profiling, has been extensively used in the last decade. Being sufficiently accurate and specific, this method is fast and inexpensive. In this review, current notions of the potential of this method are considered and it is compared with other approaches to microorganism identification.
ISSN:2500-0462
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