High prevalence of fungal and NDM-OXA producing Gram-negative bacterial superinfections in the second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 in India: Experience from a dedicated coronav... by Omika Katoch, Neha Sharad, Parul Singh, Sharad Srivastav, Richa Aggrawal, Rajesh Malhotra, Purva Mathur

“…The identification of bacteria/fungi was done by Vitek2® and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry system. …”
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Rapid bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF MS directly from blood cultures and rapid susceptibility testing: A simple approach to reduce the turnaround time of blood cultures by Patricia Orlandi Barth, Eliane Wurdig Roesch, Larissa Lutz, Ândrea Celestino de Souza, Luciano Zubaran Goldani, Dariane Castro Pereira

“…Our protocol was able to identify 93% of isolates at the species level using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). …”
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Effects of bacterial composition and aquatic habitat metabolites on malaria vector larval availability in irrigated and non-irrigated sites of Homa Bay county, western Kenya. by Pauline Winnie Orondo, Kevin O Ochwedo, Harrysone Atieli, Guiyun Yan, Andrew K Githeko, Steven G Nyanjom

“…Bacteria cultured from the water samples were subjected to Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for species identification. …”
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Brevisulcenals-A1 and A2, Sulfate Esters of Brevisulcenals, Isolated from the Red Tide Dinoflagellate <i>Karenia brevisulcata</i> by Masayuki Satake, Raku Irie, Patrick T. Holland, D Tim Harwood, Feng Shi, Yoshiyuki Itoh, Fumiaki Hayashi, Huiping Zhang

“…The structures of KBT-A1 and KBT-A2 were elucidated as sulfated analogues of KBT-F and KBT-G, respectively, by NMR and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF/TOF), and by comparison with the spectra of KBT-F and KBT-G. …”
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Synthesis and Phase Behavior of a Platform of CO₂-Soluble Functional Gradient Copolymers Bearing Metal-Complexing Units by Andrea Ruiu, Cécile Bouilhac, Olinda Gimello, Karine Seaudeau-Pirouley, Marin Senila, Thorsten Jänisch, Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes

“…The copolymers have been characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) spectroscopy, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), dynamical scanning calorimetry (DSC) and cloud point measurements in dense CO₂. …”
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Occurrence and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. in diseased dogs in Brazil by Flávia Mello Viegas, Jordana Almeida Santana, Brendhal Almeida Silva, Rafael Gariglio Clark Xavier, Cláudia Teixeira Bonisson, Júlia Lara Sette Câmara, Mário Cesar Rennó, João Luis Reis Cunha, Henrique César Pereira Figueiredo, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva

“…Samples were obtained from two different veterinary clinics; suggestive colonies were submitted to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry and confirmed at the species level by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of Selected Bacteria after Treatment of the Supragingival Biofilm with Subinhibitory Chlorhexidine Concentrations by Robin Früh, Annette Anderson, Fabian Cieplik, Elmar Hellwig, Annette Wittmer, Kirstin Vach, Ali Al-Ahmad

“…The surviving bacteria were cultured on agar plates and identified with Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight-Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF). …”
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Detection of viable oral bacteria of the patient on the surgical mask of dentists by Madline Priska Gund, Jusef Naim, Janina Lang, Matthias Hannig, Barbara Gärtner, Alexander Halfmann, Gabor Boros, Stefan Rupf

“…Main outcome methods Following cultivation, colony forming units were counted and identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). …”
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Discrimination of <i>Gardnerella</i> Species by Combining MALDI-TOF Protein Profile, Chaperonin <i>cpn60</i> Sequences, and Phenotypic Characteristics by Aistė Bulavaitė, Thomas Maier, Milda Pleckaityte

“…The description of <i>Gardnerella vaginalis</i> was recently updated and three new species, including nine genome species within <i>Gardnerella</i>, were defined using whole genome sequences and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. …”
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Using Spores for Fusarium spp. Classification by MALDI-Based Intact Cell/Spore Mass Spectrometry by Wolfgang Winkler, Hongjuan Dong, Hans Lohninger, Christian P. Kubicek, Günter Allmaier, Martina Marchetti-Deschmann

“…Data that show clearly that matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-based intact cell/intact spore mass spectrometry (IC/ISMS) can be applied to differentiate closely related Fusarium spp. are presented. …”
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Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activity of Proanthocyanidins from <i>Fagopyrum dibotrys</i> by Xin Li, Jingling Liu, Qinxiang Chang, Ziyun Zhou, Ruilian Han, Zongsuo Liang

“…Then proanthocyanidins from the rhizome of <i>Fagopyrum dibotrys</i> were purified, and the detailed structure was comprehensively analyzed by ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹³C NMR), reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC-ESI-MS), and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). …”
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Characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from clinical samples by Prapti Bora, Priya Datta, Varsha Gupta, Lipika Singhal, Jagdish Chander

“…Speciation and identification were done by a range of biochemical testing such as PYR broth hydrolysis, novobiocin resistance, polymyxin B sensitivity, and then by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight. Antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates was done by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method as per CLSI 2017 guidelines. …”
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Direct Prosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis from Sonication Fluid Inoculated in Blood Culture Bottles by Direct MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry by Iñaki Beguiristain, Lucia Henriquez, Ignacio Sancho, Carmen Martin, Angel Hidalgo-Ovejero, Carmen Ezpeleta, Maria Eugenia Portillo

“…The purpose of this study is to assess the role of direct Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) for early identification of the pathogens causing PJI from sonication fluid inoculated in blood culture bottles (BCB-SF). …”
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The Synthesis of Bio-Based Michael Donors from Tall Oil Fatty Acids for Polymer Development by Ralfs Pomilovskis, Inese Mierina, Hynek Beneš, Olga Trhlíková, Arnis Abolins, Anda Fridrihsone, Mikelis Kirpluks

“…The chemical structure was analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, size-exclusion chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization analysis was used for structure identification for this type of acetoacetate for the first time.…”
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Oral flora of domestic cats in Hong Kong: Identification of antibiotic‐resistant strains by Ka Tik Cheung, Hau Yan Chan

“…Materials and Methods Twenty‐two cats were sampled for bacterial evaluation. Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry was used to provide rapid and reliable detection and identification of the bacterial species. …”
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Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Burkholderia cepacia Complex by Tasneem Siddiqui, Chinmoy Sahu, Sangram Singh Patel, Ujjala Ghoshal

“…All BCC isolates of BSI were identified depending on their morphological properties and biochemical reactions, and underwent the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry system to confirm diagnosis. …”
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Molecular Diagnosis of Two Major Implantation Mycoses: Chromoblastomycosis and Sporotrichosis by Danièle Maubon, Cécile Garnaud, Lala Soavina Ramarozatovo, Rapelanoro Rabenja Fahafahantsoa, Muriel Cornet, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina

“…Molecular methods, including matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), have been developed in well-equipped reference laboratories. …”
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A Novel Synthesis of Poly(Ester-<i>Alt</i>-Selenide)s by Ring-Opening Copolymerization of γ-Selenobutyrolactone and Epoxy Monomer by Ya’nan Wang, Xiaofang Lin, Zhengbiao Zhang, Jian Zhu, Xiangqiang Pan, Xiulin Zhu

“…The structure of the copolymers was carefully characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and ⁷⁷Se NMR, Matrix-assisted laser-desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS), and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). …”
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Biophysical Characterization of Cancer-Related Carbonic Anhydrase IX by Katarina Koruza, A. Briana Murray, Brian P. Mahon, Jesse B. Hopkins, Wolfgang Knecht, Robert McKenna, S. Zoë Fisher

“…We used matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry to characterize the spontaneous degradation of the CA IX PG domain and confirm that it is only the CA IX catalytic domain that forms crystals. …”
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Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with acute perforated appendicitis and localized peritonitis: case report and literature review by Yingmiao Zhang, Kun Li, Yu Zhan, Lifeng Shi, Yi Zeng, Hui Wang, Zhongxin Lu, Zhongxin Lu

“…In recent years, with the availability of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) that enable fast and accurate bacterial identification, there have been increasing number of reports of human infections caused by C. kerstersii, indicating that this organism has emerged as human pathogen. …”
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