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Shuping Nie1, Baoyu Tian2, Xiaowei Wang2, David H Pincus3, Martin Welker4, Kathleen Gilhuley5, Xuedong Lu6, Yiping W Han7, Yi-Wei Tang8.
Abstract
We explored the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for identification of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies. MALDI-TOF MS spectra of five F. nucleatum subspecies (animalis, fusiforme, nucleatum, polymorphum, and vincentii) were analyzed and divided into four distinct clusters, including subsp. animalis, nucleatum, polymorphum, and fusiforme/vincentii. MALDI-TOF MS with the modified SARAMIS database further correctly identified 28 of 34 F. nucleatum clinical isolates to the subspecies level.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25653408 PMCID: PMC4365237 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00239-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948