Early diagnosis of severe infections requires of a rapid and reliable diagnosis to initiate
appropriate treatment, while avoiding unnecessary antimicrobial use and reducing …

Identification and typing of bacteria occupy a large fraction of time and work in clinical
microbiology laboratories. With the certification of some MS platforms in recent years, more …

MALDI-TOF is a chemistry analytical tool that has recently been deployed in the
identification of microorganisms isolated from nosocomial environments. Its use in …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes or oncosomes, often carry oncogenic
molecules derived from tumor cells. In addition, accumulating evidence indicates that tumor …

The current work investigated the discriminatory potential of MALDI-TOF MS fingerprinting
towards most-relevant major (Streptococcus agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae, S. uberis) and …

Biochemical methods such as metabolite testing and serotyping are traditionally used in
clinical microbiology laboratories to identify and categorize microorganisms. Due to the …

Wastewater contains subinhibitory concentrations of different micropollutants such as
antibiotics that create selective pressure on bacteria. This phenomenon is also caused by …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Mass spectrometry (MS), particularly MALDI-time of flight (MALDI-
TOF), has become a routine tool for microorganism identification in clinical microbiology …

Bacterial infections of yolk sacs contribute to increased mortality of chicks, chronic infections
during their rearing, or increased selection in the flock, which in turn leads to high economic …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS;
MALDI biotyping) has become a standard tool for the accurate, rapid, and economical …