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| Karcher,Daniel; Grenfell,Rafaella C.; Moreno,Andrea Micke; Moreno,Luisa Zanolli; Vasconcellos,Silvio Arruda; Heinemann,Marcos B.; Almeida Junior,Joao N. de; Juliano,Luiz; Juliano,Maria A.. |
| ABSTRACT Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization and Time of Flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a powerful tool for the identification of bacteria through the detection and analysis of their proteins or fragments derived from ribosomes. Slight sequence variations in conserved ribosomal proteins distinguish microorganisms at the subspecies and strain levels. Characterization of Leptospira spp. by 16S RNA sequencing is costly and time-consuming, and recent studies have shown that closely related species (e.g., Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri) may not be discriminated using this technology. Herein, we report an in-house Leptospira reference spectra database using Leptospira reference strains that were validated with a collection... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leptospira; Brazil; Identification; Mass spectrometry; MALDI-TOF. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822018000400900 |
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