Whole Cell MALDI Mass Spectrometry for the Rapid Characterisation of Bacteria; A Survey of Applications to Major Lineages in the Microbial Kingdom

Mass Spectrometry for Microbial Proteomics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 277-338

  van Baar, Ben ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

'Off Target' analysis and correlation with proteomics studies; Biomarker identification strategies in whole cell MALDI MS spectra; Factors concerning MALDI MS process; Gram negative food and waterborne pathogen proteobacteria other than E. coli; Mass spectrometry (MS) toolbox for investigation of systems and processes of life; Multi locus sequence typing (MLST); On target treatment and analysis; Targeted molecules and specific microorganism analysis; Whole cell MALDI mass spectrometry for rapid bacteria characterisation major lineages in microbial kingdom; Whole cell MALDI MS of particular bacteria genera and species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880348722     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470665497.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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