Abstract
We evaluated the Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry for identification of 92 clinical isolates of Corynebacterium species in comparison to identification using rpoB or 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Eighty isolates (87%) yielded a score of≥1.700, and all of these were correctly identified to the species level with the exception of Corynebacterium aurimucosum being misidentified as the closely related Corynebacterium minutissimum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 160-163 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)