Comparative Analysis of the Mass Spectra of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Strains Isolated on Various Nutrient Media.

Ekaterina Vasilievna VyzhiginaAlexander Mikhailovich KovalyovDaniil Andreevich KokorevElena Alexandrovna BorodulinaDanir Damirovich IsmatullinArtem Viktorovich Lyamin

Published in: International journal of mycobacteriology (2024)

MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry allows microbial identification in a short time and with minimal cost, but it does not yet allow the proper identification of the subspecies of certain microbial groups, such as MABSc. Cultivation methods need optimization and new approaches to the extraction process of the bacterial protein fraction.

Keyphrases

mass spectrometry
liquid chromatography
microbial community
gas chromatography
high performance liquid chromatography
capillary electrophoresis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
high resolution
bioinformatics analysis
density functional theory
amino acid
small molecule