Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei: Importance of expanding databases with pathogens endemic to different localities

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3142-3143

  Lau, Susanna K P ^a   Tang, Bone S F ^b   Curreem, Shirly O T ^c   Chan, Tsz Ming ^b   Martelli, Paolo ^d   Tse, Cindy W S ^e   Wu, Alan K L ^f   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^c   Woo, Patrick C Y ^c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Ocean Park Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^e KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRUKER DATA BASE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA GLADIOLI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GENE SEQUENCE; GROEL GENE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LETTER; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; SAMPLE;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DATABASES, CHEMICAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865170312     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01349-12     Document Type: Letter

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