El uso de MALDI-TOF espectrometría de masas y una base de datos personalizada para caracterizar bacterias indígenas a una cueva entorno único (Kartchner Cavernas, AZ, EE.UU.)
This work details procedures for rapid identification of bacteria using MALDI-TOF MS. The identification procedures include spectrum acquisition, database construction, and follow up analyses. Two identification methods, similarity coefficient-based and biomarker-based methods, are presented.