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MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Human Post-Mortem Microbial Community: A Pilot Study.

Carlo Pietro CampobassoGennaro MastroianniAlessandro FeolaPasquale MascoloAnna CarforaBruno LiguoriPierluca ZanganiFederica Dell'AnnunziataVeronica FollieroArianna PetrilloMaria Elena Della PepaFrancesca MartoraMarilena Galdiero
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
MALDI-TOF is a promising method for PMI estimation, given its sample handling, good reproducibility, and high speed and throughput. Although several intrinsic and extrinsic factors can affect the structure of the HPM, MALDI-TOF can detect the overall microbial community turnover of most prevalent phyla during decomposition. Limitations are mainly related to its sensitivity due to the culture-dependent method and bias in the identification of new isolates.
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