Comparative evaluation of MALDI-TOF MS and 16S rRNA gene sequencing for the identification of clinically relevant anaerobic bacteria. Critical evaluation of discrepant results

CONCLUSIONS: MALDI-TOF is a reliable technique for identifying most anaerobic bacteria, although the database needs frequent updating to identify rare, infrequent, and newly discovered species.PMID:37321445 | DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2023.102754

Source: Anaerobe - June 15, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fernando Cobo Virginia P érez-Carrasco Lina Mart ín-Hita Jos é Antonio García-Salcedo Jos é María Navarro-Marí Source Type: research