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Use of MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry for microorganism identification

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Russian Journal of Genetics: Applied Research

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The method of microorganism identification by their protein profiles (or direct protein profiling) has been increasingly used in the last decade, along with classical and molecular biological methods of micro-organism identification. This method is not inferior to indicators such as accuracy and specificity of identification; however, it is profitably distinguished by rapidity and a lower cost of analysis. In this review, modern ideas about the possibilities of the method and comparisons with the used microorganism identification methods are given.

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    E. A. Demidov, K. V. Starostin, V. M. Popik & S. E. Peltek

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Original Russian Text © E.A. Demidov, K.V. Starostin, V.M. Popik, S.E. Peltek, 2013, published in Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii, 2013, Vol. 17, No. 4/1, pp. 758–764.

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Demidov, E.A., Starostin, K.V., Popik, V.M. et al. Use of MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry for microorganism identification. Russ J Genet Appl Res 4, 254–258 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059714040029

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