TY - JOUR AU - Gobbato, Elisa AU - Kroumova, Vesselina AU - Perone, Marcella AU - Ruzza, Paola AU - Fortina, Giacomo PY - 2011/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Identification using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: Preliminar Data JF - Microbiologia Medica JA - Microbiol Med VL - 26 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.4081/mm.2011.2360 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/mm/article/view/mm.2011.2360 SP - AB - 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. ER -