Ongoing revolution in bacteriology: routine identification of bacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

TITLE: MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for Bacterial Species Identification: A Review of Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness

Bessède E, Angla-Gre M, Delagarde Y, Sep Hieng S, Ménard A, Mégraud F. MALDI Biotyper, experience in routine clinical bacteriology in a university hospital [Abstract]. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Apr 12;16:S523. (Presented at 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID); Vienna, Austria; 10 -13 Apr 2010). Bocher S, Abdul-Redha R. Rapid identification using MA...

Comparison of two matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry methods with conventional phenotypic identification for routine identification of bacteria to the species level.

Bacterial identification relies primarily on culture-based methodologies requiring 24 h for isolation and an additional 24 to 48 h for species identification. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is an emerging technology newly applied to the problem of bacterial species identification. We evaluated two MALDI-TOF MS systems with 720 consecu...

Application of MALDI-TOF MS for the Identification of Food Borne Bacteria

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently emerged as a powerful tool for the routine identification of clinical isolates. MALDI-TOF MS based identification of bacteria has been shown to be more rapid, accurate and cost-efficient than conventional phenotypic techniques or molecular methods. Rapid and reliable identification of food-a...

Rapid Identification of Anaerobic Bacteria Using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry

Fast and reliable MALDI-TOF MS–based microorganism identification Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) fingerprinting is a fast and reliable method for the classification and identification of microorganisms, with applications

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) fingerprinting is a fast and reliable method for the classification and identification of microorganisms, with applications in clinical diagnostics, environmental and taxonomical research, or food-processing quality control. The BioTyperTM MALDI-TOF MS fingerprinting system allows researchers to perform ...