Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8921830 | Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
MALDI-TOF MS identification following the direct smear technique appears to be non-inferior to standard chemical extraction. It may be an acceptable alternative to chemical extraction methods for routine identification of anaerobic bacteria in a medical microbiology laboratory.
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Authors
David Shafer, Hao Liu, Jinying Dong, Wei Liu, Jason Loft, Tony Phelps, Yang Zhang,