@article{Gobbato_Kroumova_Perone_Ruzza_Fortina_2011, title={Identification using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: Preliminar Data}, volume={26}, url={https://www.pagepressjournals.org/mm/article/view/mm.2011.2360}, DOI={10.4081/mm.2011.2360}, abstractNote={Bacterial identification is usually allowed analyzing the phenotypic and biochemical topics of microorganisms. The traditional methods of identification require about 18-24 hours and are expensive. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) allows the identification of bacteria in few minutes. We consider 459 bacterial strains that were identified both with MALDI TOF MS and VITEK-2. The percentage of concordance in every group of bacteria was more than 99%, at genus level were more than 94% and at species level was more than 92%. These preliminary data show that MALDI-TOF MS allows a rapid and precise microorganism identification.}, number={2}, journal={Microbiologia Medica}, author={Gobbato, Elisa and Kroumova, Vesselina and Perone, Marcella and Ruzza, Paola and Fortina, Giacomo}, year={2011}, month={Jun.} }