Viability of Candida auris and Other Candida Species after Various Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry-Based Extraction Protocols

J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Aug 27;56(9):e00886-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00886-18. Print 2018 Sep.

Authors

Alana Sterkel^#¹, Allen Bateman^#², Ann Valley², David Warshauer²

Affiliations

¹ Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Alana.sterkel@slh.wisc.edu.
² Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Candida; MALDI-TOF; biosafety.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Candida / chemistry
Candida / classification
Candida / physiology*
Candidiasis / microbiology*
Fungal Proteins / analysis
Fungal Proteins / isolation & purification*
Humans
Microbial Viability*
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization*

Substances

Fungal Proteins