MALDI-TOF MS as a new tool for the identification of Dientamoeba fragilis.

Adriana CalderaroMirko ButtriniSara MontecchiniSabina RossiGiovanna PiccoloMaria Cristina ArcangelettiMaria Cristina MediciCarlo ChezziFlora De Conto

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2018)

In our hands, MALDI-TOF MS technology was demonstrated as a useful tool to be used in association with or in replacement of the real-time PCR assay for the identification of D. fragilis used in our laboratory on xenic cultures, due to its accuracy, rapidity and low cost.

Keyphrases

low cost
real time pcr
mass spectrometry
bioinformatics analysis
high throughput