Identification of bacteria using mass spectrometry techniques

0399869 - MBÚ 2014 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Krásný, Lukáš - Hynek, R. - Hochel, I.
Identification of bacteria using mass spectrometry techniques.
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. Roč. 353, NOV 2013 (2013), s. 67-79. ISSN 1387-3806. E-ISSN 1873-2798
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP503/10/0664
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : Mass spectrometry * Bacteria * Identification
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
Impact factor: 2.227, year: 2013

The possibility to rapidly identify bacteria is required in many different fields. Due to rapid progress in the development of mass spectrometry devices during the last few years, identification by means of mass spectrometry has become a very powerful and usable tool. These methods offer fast analysis of biomarker ions, providing reliable information on bacteria characterization even at the sub-species level. Therefore, these approaches have been successfully established as routine methods, together with classical biochemical tests and genome sequencing. This review focuses on common biomarkers and on different mass spectrometry techniques which have been used for bacteria identification throughout the third millennium.
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