Ground steel target plates in combination with direct transfer of clinical Candida isolates improves frequencies of species-level identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry in comparison with polished steel target plates.

Authors :: Riat A
Rentenaar RJ
van Drongelen AM
Barras V
Bertens LC
Vlek AL
Doppenberg E
Weersink AJ
Reinders E
Vlaminckx BJ
Overbeeke N
van Burgel ND
Peterse N
Bosboom R
Boekhout T
Schrenzel J
Kusters JG
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2015 Jun; Vol. 53 (6), pp. 1993-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 25.
Publication Year :: 2015

Subjects :: Candida classification
Candidiasis microbiology
Humans
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization instrumentation
Steel
Candida isolation & purification
Molecular Typing methods
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization methods

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