Bacteria play a variety of roles in the environment. They maintain the balance in the
ecosystem and provide different ecosystem services such as in biogeochemical cycling of …

Currently microorganisms are best identified using 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene
sequencing. However, in recent years matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of …

Within the past decade, clinical microbiology laboratories experienced revolutionary
changes in the way in which microorganisms are identified, moving away from slow …

MALDI-TOF-mass spectrometry (MS) has been successfully adapted for the routine
identification of microorganisms in clinical microbiology laboratories in the past 10 years …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry
(MS) is an emerging technique for microbial identification, characterization, and typing. The …

Aeromonas dhakensis was first isolated from children with diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh
and described in 2002. In the past decade, increasing evidence indicate this species is …

Altogether 285 dermatophyte isolates of 21 different species–including both Trichophyton
rubrum and T. interdigitale, but also eight additional Trichophyton species, Microsporum …

Identification of bacteria in aquatic and environmental applications, for monitoring purposes
and research, for health assessments and therapy considerations of farmed and free-living …

The medical term onychomycosis should be understood as chronic infection of the nails
caused by a fungus. The most common causative agents are the dermatophytes and …

Aeromonas is recognized as a human pathogen following ingestion of contaminated food
and water. One major problem in Aeromonas identification is that certain species are …