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Roytrakul S, Sangprasert P, Jaresitthikunchai J, Phaonakrop N, Arpornsuwan T. Peptide barcode of multidrug-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients in Thailand. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289308. [PMID: 37535640 PMCID: PMC10399818 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae constitutes a serious threat to public health. The present study aimed to investigate peptidome-based biomarkers of multidrug-resistant N. gonorrhoeae, using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The peptide barcode database of multidrug resistant N. gonorrhoeae was generated from the whole-cell peptides of 93 N. gonorrhoeae isolated from patients in Thailand. The dendrogram of 93 independent isolates of antibiotic-resistant N. gonorrhoeae revealed five distinct clusters including azithromycin resistance group (AZ), ciprofloxacin resistance group (C), ciprofloxacin and penicillin resistance group (CP), ciprofloxacin and tetracycline resistance group (CT), ciprofloxacin, penicillin and tetracycline resistance group (CPT). The peptidomes of all clusters were comparatively analyzed using a high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method (LC-MS). Nine peptides derived from 9 proteins were highly expressed in AZ (p value < 0.05). These peptides also played a crucial role in numerous pathways and showed a strong relationship with the antibiotic resistances. In conclusion, this study showed a rapid screening of antibiotic-resistant N. gonorrhoeae using MALDI-TOF MS. Additionally, potential specific peptidome-based biomarker candidates for AZ, C, CP, CT and CPT-resistant N. gonorrhoeae were identified.
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- Sittiruk Roytrakul
- Functional Proteomics Technology Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Graduate Student of Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Functional Proteomics Technology Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Functional Proteomics Technology Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Medical Technology Research and Service Unit, Health Care Service Center, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
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Borges Duarte DF, Gonçalves Rodrigues A. Acinetobacter baumannii: insights towards a comprehensive approach for the prevention of outbreaks in health-care facilities. APMIS 2022; 130:330-337. [PMID: 35403751 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Acinetobacter baumannii is known to be an opportunistic pathogen frequently responsible for outbreaks in health-care facilities, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICU). It can easily survive in the hospital setting for long periods and can be transmitted throughout the hospital in a variety of ways, explored in this review. It can also easily acquire antibiotic resistance determinants rendering several antibiotic drugs useless. In 2019, the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) considered the organism as an urgent threat. The aim of this review was to raise the awareness of the medical community about the relevance of this pathogen and discuss how it may impact seriously the healthcare institutions particularly in the aftermath of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. PubMed was searched, and articles that met inclusion criteria were reviewed. We conclude by the need to raise awareness to this pathogen's relevance and to encourage the implementation of preventive measures in order to mitigate its consequences namely the triage of specific high-risk patients.
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- Diogo Filipe Borges Duarte
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal.,RISE - Health Research Network, Porto, Portugal.,Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, S. Joao University Center Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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Blumenscheit C, Pfeifer Y, Werner G, John C, Schneider A, Lasch P, Doellinger J. Unbiased Antimicrobial Resistance Detection from Clinical Bacterial Isolates Using Proteomics. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14599-14608. [PMID: 34697938 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an increasing challenge for therapy and clinical management of bacterial infections. Currently, antimicrobial resistance detection relies on phenotypic assays, which are performed independently from species identification. Sequencing-based approaches are possible alternatives for AMR detection, although the analysis of proteins should be superior to gene or transcript sequencing for phenotype prediction as the actual resistance to antibiotics is almost exclusively mediated by proteins. In this proof-of-concept study, we present an unbiased proteomics workflow for detecting both bacterial species and AMR-related proteins in the absence of secondary antibiotic cultivation within <4 h from a primary culture. The workflow was designed to meet the needs in clinical microbiology. It introduces a new data analysis concept for bacterial proteomics, and a software (rawDIAtect) for the prediction and reporting of AMR from peptide identifications. The method was validated using a sample cohort of 7 bacterial species and 11 AMR determinants represented by 13 protein isoforms, which resulted in a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 100%.
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- Christian Blumenscheit
- Robert Koch-Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Proteomics and Spectroscopy (ZBS6), 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance (FG13), Robert Koch-Institute, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany
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- Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance (FG13), Robert Koch-Institute, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Proteomics and Spectroscopy (ZBS6), 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Proteomics and Spectroscopy (ZBS6), 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Proteomics and Spectroscopy (ZBS6), 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Proteomics and Spectroscopy (ZBS6), 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Exploring antimicrobial resistance to beta-lactams, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones in E. coli and K. pneumoniae using proteogenomics. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12472. [PMID: 34127720 PMCID: PMC8203672 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91905-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance is mostly studied by means of phenotypic growth inhibition determinations, in combination with PCR confirmations or further characterization by means of whole genome sequencing (WGS). However, the actual proteins that cause resistance such as enzymes and a lack of porins cannot be detected by these methods. Improvements in liquid chromatography (LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) enabled easier and more comprehensive proteome analysis. In the current study, susceptibility testing, WGS and MS are combined into a multi-omics approach to analyze resistance against frequently used antibiotics within the beta-lactam, aminoglycoside and fluoroquinolone group in E. coli and K. pneumoniae. Our aim was to study which currently known mechanisms of resistance can be detected at the protein level using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and to assess whether these could explain beta-lactam, aminoglycoside, and fluoroquinolone resistance in the studied isolates. Furthermore, we aimed to identify significant protein to resistance correlations which have not yet been described before and to correlate the abundance of different porins in relation to resistance to different classes of antibiotics. Whole genome sequencing, high-resolution LC-MS/MS and antimicrobial susceptibility testing by broth microdilution were performed for 187 clinical E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates. Resistance genes and proteins were identified using the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database (CARD). All proteins were annotated using the NCBI RefSeq database and Prokka. Proteins of small spectrum beta-lactamases, extended spectrum beta-lactamases, AmpC beta-lactamases, carbapenemases, and proteins of 16S ribosomal RNA methyltransferases and aminoglycoside acetyltransferases can be detected in E. coli and K. pneumoniae by LC-MS/MS. The detected mechanisms matched with the phenotype in the majority of isolates. Differences in the abundance and the primary structure of other proteins such as porins also correlated with resistance. LC-MS/MS is a different and complementary method which can be used to characterize antimicrobial resistance in detail as not only the primary resistance causing mechanisms are detected, but also secondary enhancing resistance mechanisms.
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Zhang Y, Fan W, Shao C, Wang J, Jin Y, Shao J, Zhang Y, Wang Y. Rapid Determination of Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by a Novel Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Method Using SYBR Green I and Propidium Iodide Double Staining. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:650458. [PMID: 34177832 PMCID: PMC8221289 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.650458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Due to the broad-spectrum antibiotic usage and empirical treatments, the pathogenic bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, has shown extremely high detection rates at hospitals with an increasing antibiotic resistance. Therefore, rapid detection of the antibiotic resistance is urgently required and essential for effective treatments. In this study, we evaluated the performance of a newly developed method for ultra-rapid detection of antibiotic resistance in 30–60 min in K. pneumoniae by using the SYBR Green I and propidium iodide (PI) staining. A total of 100 clinical isolates were tested for antibiotic resistance using four different antibiotics (ceftriaxone, cefepime, meropenem, and ciprofloxacin). The results showed that the SYBR Green I/PI rapid antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) could reliably detect antibiotic resistance to the four drugs in 60 min, and the results were highly concordant with the conventional AST (i.e., Kirby-Bauer method and broth microdilution method) for detection of ceftriaxone, cefepime, meropenem, and ciprofloxacin resistance with a high accuracy of 99, 96, 96, and 93%, respectively. Therefore, the rapid AST established in our study helps to enable targeted therapy to save lives and reduce the empirical use of antibiotics and ultimately the health and economic burdens of antibiotic resistance.
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- Yabin Zhang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Zayko E, Bataeva D, Yushina Y, Makhova A, Grudistova M. Flow cytometry as a rapid test for detection of tetracycline resistance directly in bacterial cells in Micrococcus luteus. POTRAVINARSTVO 2020. [DOI: 10.5219/1354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Correct effective doses of antibiotics are important in the treatment of infectious diseases. The most frequently used methods for determination of the antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens are slow. The detection of multidrug-resistant bacteria currently relies on primary isolation followed by phenotypic detection of antibiotic resistance by measuring bacterial growth in the presence of the antibiotic being tested. The basic requirements for methods of detection of resistance to antibiotics include speed and accuracy. We studied the speed and accuracy of flow cytometry for the detection of tetracycline resistance in the Gram-positive bacteria Micrococcus luteus. Detection of cell viability and reliability of antibiotic resistance was carried out on the Guava EasyCyte flow cytometer (Merck Millipore, Germany) with SYBR Green and PI dyes. M. luteus was exposed to tetracycline (at 30, 90, 180 and 270 μg.mL-1) over 24 hours. Concentrations of live and dead cells were measured after 4 and 24 hours of incubation. The results revealed that the use of mixed dyes PI and SYBR Green allowed the division of cells into large subpopulations of live and dead cells and the DNA of destroyed cells. After 4 h exposure to tetracycline 30 μg.mL-1, the subpopulation of live cells decreased by 47% compared to the positive control. Tetracycline at 90 μg.mL-1 decreased the subpopulation of live cells by 59% compared to the positive control. A continued increase in concentration caused a shift in the population and an increase in dead cells, indicating damage to the cells of the microorganism. Incubation of M. luteus with 180 and 270 μg.mL-1 tetracycline decreased the subpopulation of live cells by 82% and 94%, respectively, in comparison with the positive control. After incubation with 30 μg of tetracycline over 24 h the number of living cells decreased by 70% in comparison with the positive control. Tetracycline treatment (90 μg.mL-1 for 24 h) killed 71% of cells. After exposure to 90 μg.mL-1 tetracycline 29% cells were viable. The viability of living cells was confirmed by a microbiological test.
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Nomura F, Tsuchida S, Murata S, Satoh M, Matsushita K. Mass spectrometry-based microbiological testing for blood stream infection. Clin Proteomics 2020; 17:14. [PMID: 32435163 PMCID: PMC7222329 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-020-09278-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most successful application of mass spectrometry (MS) in laboratory medicine is identification (ID) of microorganisms using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in blood stream infection. We describe MALDI-TOF MS-based bacterial ID with particular emphasis on the methods so far developed to directly identify microorganisms from positive blood culture bottles with MALDI-TOF MS including our own protocols. We touch upon the increasing roles of Liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) as well. MAIN BODY Because blood culture bottles contain a variety of nonbacterial proteins that may interfere with analysis and interpretation, appropriate pretreatments are prerequisites for successful ID. Pretreatments include purification of bacterial pellets and short-term subcultures to form microcolonies prior to MALDI-TOF MS analysis. Three commercial protocols are currently available: the Sepsityper® kit (Bruker Daltonics), the Vitek MS blood culture kit (bioMerieux, Inc.), and the rapid BACpro® II kit (Nittobo Medical Co., Tokyo). Because these commercially available kits are costly and bacterial ID rates using these kits are not satisfactory, particularly for Gram-positive bacteria, various home-brew protocols have been developed: 1. Stepwise differential sedimentation of blood cells and microorganisms, 2. Combination of centrifugation and lysis procedures, 3. Lysis-vacuum filtration, and 4. Centrifugation and membrane filtration technique (CMFT). We prospectively evaluated the performance of this CMFT protocol compared with that of Sepsityper® using 170 monomicrobial positive blood cultures. Although preliminary, the performance of the CMFT was significantly better than that of Sepsityper®, particularly for Gram-positive isolates. MALDI-TOF MS-based testing of polymicrobial blood specimens, however, is still challenging. Also, its contribution to assessment of susceptibility and resistance to antibiotics is still limited. For this purpose, liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) should be more useful because this approach can identify as many as several thousand peptide sequences. CONCLUSION MALDI-TOF MS is now an essential tool for rapid bacterial ID of pathogens that cause blood stream infection. For the purpose of assessment of susceptibility and resistance to antibiotics of the pathogens, the roles of liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) will increase in the future.
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- Fumio Nomura
- Division of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8677 Japan
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- Division of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8677 Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8677 Japan
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- Division of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8677 Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8677 Japan
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Choi J, Baek J, Kweon D, Ko KS, Yoon H. Rapid determination of carbapenem resistance by low-cost colorimetric methods: Propidium Iodide and alamar blue staining. J Microbiol 2020; 58:415-421. [PMID: 32221821 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-020-9549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Carbapenems are a class of β-lactam antibiotics with a broad antimicrobial activity spectrum. Owing to their sturdy structures resistant to most β-lactamases, they have been regarded as one of the last-resort antibiotics for combating multidrugresistant bacterial infections. However, the emergence of carbapenem resistance increases predominantly in nosocomial pathogens. To prevent spread of carbapenem resistance in early stages, it is imperative to develop rapid diagnostic tests that will substantially reduce the time and cost in determining carbapenem resistance. Thus, we devised a staining-based diagnostic method applicable to three different Gram-negative pathogens of Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, all with the high potential to develop carbapenem resistance. Regardless of the resistance mechanisms presented by bacterial species and strains, double staining with propidium iodide (PI) and alamar blue (AB) identified resistant bacteria with an average sensitivity of 95.35%, 7 h after imipenem treatments in 343 clinical isolates. Among the three species tested, A. baumannii showed the highest diagnostic sensitivity of 98.46%. The PI and ABmediated staining method could be a promising diagnostic method with high-throughput efficacy and low cost.
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- Jiyoon Choi
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Center for Human Interface Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.,Asia-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Seoul, 06367, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Applied Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
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Berendsen EM, Levin E, Braakman R, Prodan A, van Leeuwen HC, Paauw A. Untargeted accurate identification of highly pathogenic bacteria directly from blood culture flasks. Int J Med Microbiol 2019; 310:151376. [PMID: 31784214 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.151376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
Abstract
To improve the preparedness against exposure to highly pathogenic bacteria and to anticipate the wide variety of bacteria that can cause bloodstream infections (BSIs), a safe, unbiased and highly accurate identification method was developed. Our liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)-based method can identify highly pathogenic bacteria, their near-neighbors and bacteria that are common causes of BSIs directly from positive blood culture flasks. The developed Peptide-Based Microbe Detection Engine (http://proteome2pathogen.com) relies on a two-step workflow: a genus-level search followed by a species-level search. This strategy enables the rapid identification of microorganisms based on the analyzed proteome. This method was successfully used to identify strains of Bacillus anthracis, Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis, Brucella suis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Burkholderia mallei, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis and closely related species from simulated blood culture flasks. This newly developed LC-MS/MS method is a safe and rapid method for accurately identifying bacteria directly from positive blood culture flasks.
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- Erwin M Berendsen
- Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Department of CBRN Protection, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- HORAIZON Technology BV., Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Department of CBRN Protection, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- HORAIZON Technology BV., Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Department of CBRN Protection, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Department of CBRN Protection, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
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Hayoun K, Gouveia D, Grenga L, Pible O, Armengaud J, Alpha-Bazin B. Evaluation of Sample Preparation Methods for Fast Proteotyping of Microorganisms by Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1985. [PMID: 31555227 PMCID: PMC6742703 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tandem mass spectrometry-based proteotyping allows characterizing microorganisms in terms of taxonomy and is becoming an important tool for investigating microbial diversity from several ecosystems. Fast and automatable sample preparation for obtaining peptide pools amenable to tandem mass spectrometry is necessary for enabling proteotyping as a high-throughput method. First, the protocol to increase the yield of lysis of several representative bacterial and eukaryotic microorganisms was optimized by using a long and drastic bead-beating setting with 0.1 mm silica beads, 0.1 and 0.5 mm glass beads, in presence of detergents. Then, three different methods to obtain greater digestion yield from these extracts were tested and optimized for improve efficiency and reduce application time: denaturing electrophoresis of proteins and in-gel proteolysis, suspension-trapping filter-based approach (S-Trap) and, solid-phase-enhanced sample preparation named SP3. The latter method outperforms the other two in terms of speed and delivers also more peptides and proteins than with the in-gel proteolysis (2.2 fold for both) and S-trap approaches (1.3 and 1.2 fold, respectively). Thus, SP3 directly improves tandem mass spectrometry proteotyping.
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- Laboratoire Innovations Technologiques pour la Détection et le Diagnostic, Service de Pharmacologie et Immunoanalyse, CEA, INRA, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for the Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms and Beyond. Clin Microbiol Rev 2018; 32:32/1/e00037-18. [PMID: 30487165 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00037-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been successfully applied in recent years for first-line identification of pathogens in clinical microbiology because it is simple to use, rapid, and accurate and has economic benefits in hospital management. The range of clinical applications of MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial isolates is increasing constantly, from species identification to the two most promising applications in the near future: detection of antimicrobial resistance and strain typing for epidemiological studies. The aim of this review is to outline the contribution of previous MALDI-TOF MS studies in relation to detection of antimicrobial resistance and to discuss potential future challenges in this field. Three main approaches are ready (or almost ready) for clinical use, including the detection of antibiotic modifications due to the enzymatic activity of bacteria, the detection of antimicrobial resistance by analysis of the peak patterns of bacteria or mass peak profiles, and the detection of resistance by semiquantification of bacterial growth in the presence of a given antibiotic. This review provides an expert guide for MALDI-TOF MS users to new approaches in the field of antimicrobial resistance detection, especially possible applications as a routine diagnostic tool in microbiology laboratories.
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Cecchini T, Yoon EJ, Charretier Y, Bardet C, Beaulieu C, Lacoux X, Docquier JD, Lemoine J, Courvalin P, Grillot-Courvalin C, Charrier JP. Deciphering Multifactorial Resistance Phenotypes in Acinetobacter baumannii by Genomics and Targeted Label-free Proteomics. Mol Cell Proteomics 2017; 17:442-456. [PMID: 29259044 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra117.000107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Resistance to β-lactams in Acinetobacter baumannii involves various mechanisms. To decipher them, whole genome sequencing (WGS) and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were complemented by mass spectrometry (MS) in selected reaction monitoring mode (SRM) in 39 clinical isolates. The targeted label-free proteomic approach enabled, in one hour and using a single method, the quantitative detection of 16 proteins associated with antibiotic resistance: eight acquired β-lactamases (i.e. GES, NDM-1, OXA-23, OXA-24, OXA-58, PER, TEM-1, and VEB), two resident β-lactamases (i.e. ADC and OXA-51-like) and six components of the two major efflux systems (i.e. AdeABC and AdeIJK). Results were normalized using "bacterial quantotypic peptides," i.e. peptide markers of the bacterial quantity, to obtain precise protein quantitation (on average 8.93% coefficient of variation for three biological replicates). This allowed to correlate the levels of resistance to β-lactam with those of the production of acquired as well as resident β-lactamases or of efflux systems. SRM detected enhanced ADC or OXA-51-like production and absence or increased efflux pump production. Precise protein quantitation was particularly valuable to detect resistance mechanisms mediated by regulated genes or by overexpression of chromosomal genes. Combination of WGS and MS, two orthogonal and complementary techniques, allows thereby interpretation of the resistance phenotypes at the molecular level.
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- Tiphaine Cecchini
- From the ‡Technology Research Department, Innovation Unit, bioMérieux SA, Marcy l'Etoile, France.,§UMR 5280, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, Université de Lyon, Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- ¶Institut Pasteur, Unité des Agents Antibactériens, Paris, France
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- From the ‡Technology Research Department, Innovation Unit, bioMérieux SA, Marcy l'Etoile, France.,§UMR 5280, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, Université de Lyon, Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- From the ‡Technology Research Department, Innovation Unit, bioMérieux SA, Marcy l'Etoile, France.,§UMR 5280, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, Université de Lyon, Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- From the ‡Technology Research Department, Innovation Unit, bioMérieux SA, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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- ‖R&D ImmunoAssays, bioMérieux SA, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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- §UMR 5280, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, Université de Lyon, Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- From the ‡Technology Research Department, Innovation Unit, bioMérieux SA, Marcy l'Etoile, France;
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Berendsen EM, Levin E, Braakman R, der Riet-van Oeveren DV, Sedee NJA, Paauw A. Identification of microorganisms grown in blood culture flasks using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Future Microbiol 2017; 12:1135-1145. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Aim: Bloodstream infections are a common cause of disease and a fast and accurate identification of the causative agent or agents of bloodstream infections would aid the start of adequate treatment. Materials & methods: A liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) shotgun proteomics method was developed for the identification of bacterial species directly from blood cultures that were simulated by inoculating blood culture bottles with single or multiple clinically relevant microorganisms. Results: Using LC–MS/MS, the single species were correctly identified in 100% of the blood cultures, whereas for polymicrobial infections, 78% of both species were correctly identified in blood cultures. Conclusion: The LC–MS/MS method allows for the identification of the causative agent of positive blood cultures.
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- Erwin M Berendsen
- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology & Systems Biology, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Utrechtseweg 48, 3704HE Zeist, The Netherlands
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- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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Fleurbaaij F, Goessens W, van Leeuwen HC, Kraakman MEM, Bernards ST, Hensbergen PJ, Kuijper EJ. Direct detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (CTX-M) from blood cultures by LC-MS/MS bottom-up proteomics. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 36:1621-1628. [PMID: 28397101 PMCID: PMC5554287 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-017-2975-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rapid bacterial species identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing in positive blood cultures have an important impact on the antibiotic treatment for patients. To identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) directly in positive blood culture bottles, we developed a workflow of saponin extraction followed by a bottom-up proteomics approach using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The workflow was applied to positive blood cultures with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae collected prospectively in two academic hospitals over a 4-month period. Of 170 positive blood cultures, 22 (12.9%) contained ESBL-positive isolates based on standard susceptibility testing. Proteomic analysis identified CTX-M ESBLs in 95% of these isolates directly in positive blood cultures, whereas no false positives were found in the non-ESBL producing positive blood cultures. The results were confirmed by molecular characterisation of beta-lactamase genes. Based on this proof-of-concept study, we conclude that LC-MS/MS-based protein analysis can directly identify extended-spectrum beta lactamases in E. coli and K. pneumoniae positive blood cultures, and could be further developed for application in routine diagnostics.
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- F Fleurbaaij
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Saint-Ruf C, Crussard S, Franceschi C, Orenga S, Ouattara J, Ramjeet M, Surre J, Matic I. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of the Gram-Negative Bacteria Based on Flow Cytometry. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1121. [PMID: 27507962 PMCID: PMC4960253 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Rapidly treating infections with adequate antibiotics is of major importance. This requires a fast and accurate determination of the antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens. The most frequently used methods are slow because they are based on the measurement of growth inhibition. Faster methods, such as PCR-based detection of determinants of antibiotic resistance, do not always provide relevant information on susceptibility, particularly that which is not genetically based. Consequently, new methods, such as the detection of changes in bacterial physiology caused by antibiotics using flow cytometry and fluorescent viability markers, are being explored. In this study, we assessed whether Alexa Fluor® 633 Hydrazide (AFH), which targets carbonyl groups, can be used for antibiotic susceptibility testing. Carbonylation of cellular macromolecules, which increases in antibiotic-treated cells, is a particularly appropriate to assess for this purpose because it is irreversible. We tested the susceptibility of clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, to antibiotics from the three classes: β-lactams, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones. In addition to AFH, we used TO-PRO®-3, which enters cells with damaged membranes and binds to DNA, and DiBAC4 (3), which enters cells with depolarized membranes. We also monitored antibiotic-induced morphological alterations of bacterial cells by analyzing light scattering signals. Although all tested dyes and light scattering signals allowed for the detection of antibiotic-sensitive cells, AFH proved to be the most suitable for the fast and reliable detection of antibiotic susceptibility.
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- Claude Saint-Ruf
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, Université Paris Descartes Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, Université Paris Descartes Paris, France
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- Microbiology Unit, R&D Microbiology, BioMérieux SA La Balme Les Grottes, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, Université Paris Descartes Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, Université Paris DescartesParis, France; Microbiology Unit, R&D Microbiology, BioMérieux SALa Balme Les Grottes, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, Université Paris Descartes Paris, France
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Pérez-Llarena FJ, Bou G. Proteomics As a Tool for Studying Bacterial Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:410. [PMID: 27065974 PMCID: PMC4814472 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Proteomic studies have improved our understanding of the microbial world. The most recent advances in this field have helped us to explore aspects beyond genomics. For example, by studying proteins and their regulation, researchers now understand how some pathogenic bacteria have adapted to the lethal actions of antibiotics. Proteomics has also advanced our knowledge of mechanisms of bacterial virulence and some important aspects of how bacteria interact with human cells and, thus, of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. This review article addresses these issues in some of the most important human pathogens. It also reports some applications of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time-Of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry that may be important for the diagnosis of bacterial resistance in clinical laboratories in the future. The reported advances will enable new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to be developed in the fight against some of the most lethal bacteria affecting humans.
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- Servicio de Microbiología-INIBIC, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña A Coruña, Spain
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