Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes a
variety of infectious diseases, including urinary tract infections, bacteremia, pneumonia, and …

Introduction: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(MALDI-TOF MS) has entered clinical diagnostics and is today a generally accepted and …

Tandem mass spectrometry-based proteotyping allows characterizing microorganisms in
terms of taxonomy and is becoming an important tool for investigating microbial diversity …

Introduction: The development of new antimicrobials has become an urgent priority because
of a global challenge emerging from the rise of antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Areas …

The microbiome is emerging as a prominent factor affecting human health, and its dysbiosis
is associated with various diseases. Compositional profiling of microbiome is increasingly …

Fast identification of microbial species in clinical samples is essential to provide an
appropriate antibiotherapy to the patient and reduce the prescription of broad-spectrum …

Proteomics, the large-scale study of all proteins of an organism or system, is a powerful tool
for studying biological systems. It can provide a holistic view of the physiological and …

For the rapid and reliable differentiation of clinically-relevant bacterial species, mass
spectrometry-based methods have emerged in recent years as valid alternatives to existing …

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has been a useful tool for addressing numerous
questions in basic biology research for many years. This success, combined with the …

Accurate and rapid identification of viruses is crucial for an effective medical diagnosis when
dealing with infections. Conventional methods, including DNA amplification techniques or …