Bacillus velezensis LT1: a potential biocontrol agent for southern blight on Coptis chinensis by Tao Tang, Tao Tang, Fanfan Wang, Houyun Huang, Jie Guo, Jie Guo, Xiaoliang Guo, Yuanyuan Duan, Xiaoyue Wang, Qingfang Wang, Qingfang Wang, Jingmao You, Jingmao You

“…The antimicrobial lipopeptides in the fermentation liquid of B. velezensis LT1 were identified using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Diversity of Clones among ESBL- and Acquired AmpC-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Fecal Samples of Healthy and Sick Cats in Portu... by Isabel Carvalho, Nadia Safia Chenouf, Rita Cunha, Carla Martins, Paulo Pimenta, Ana Raquel Pereira, Sandra Martínez-Álvarez, Sónia Ramos, Vanessa Silva, Gilberto Igrejas, Carmen Torres, Patrícia Poeta

“…The matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) method was used for <i>E. coli</i> identification and antimicrobial susceptibility was performed by a disk diffusion test. …”
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Tubulin Polyglutamylation by TTLL1 and TTLL7 Regulate Glutamate Concentration in the Mice Brain by Yashuang Ping, Kenji Ohata, Kenji Kikushima, Takumi Sakamoto, Ariful Islam, Lili Xu, Hengsen Zhang, Bin Chen, Jing Yan, Fumihiro Eto, Chiho Nakane, Keizo Takao, Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Katsuya Kabashima, Miho Watanabe, Tomoaki Kahyo, Ikuko Yao, Atsuo Fukuda, Koji Ikegami, Yoshiyuki Konishi, Mitsutoshi Setou

“…<i>Ttll</i> knockout mice showed several abnormal behaviors. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) analyses of these brains showed increases in glutamate, suggesting that tubulin polyglutamylation by these TTLLs acts as a pool of glutamate in neurons and modulates some other amino acids related to glutamate.…”
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Classification of Molecular Subtypes of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer by MALDI-Imaging by Wanja Kassuhn, Oliver Klein, Silvia Darb-Esfahani, Hedwig Lammert, Sylwia Handzik, Eliane T. Taube, Wolfgang D. Schmitt, Carlotta Keunecke, David Horst, Felix Dreher, Joshy George, David D. Bowtell, Oliver Dorigo, Michael Hummel, Jalid Sehouli, Nils Blüthgen, Hagen Kulbe, Elena I. Braicu

“…Hence, we aimed to examine the potential of unsupervised matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) to stratify patients who might benefit from targeted therapeutic strategies. …”
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Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study by L.S. Gray, J.D. Latorre, D. Hernandez-Patlan, B. Solis-Cruz, V.M. Petrone-Garcia, X. Hernandez-Velasco, K.M. Robbins, R.W. Moore, C.N. Vuong, A. Stein, L. Laverty, K. Martin, M.E. Coles, R. Señas-Cuesta, J.M. Diaz-Gomez, I. Loeza, I. Castellanos-Huerta, J.A. Maguey-Gonzalez, B.D. Graham, B.M. Hargis, G. Tellez-Isaias

“…Samples were plated on Columbia nalidixic acid and colistin agar (CNA) (40°C, 18–24 h). Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) confirmed suspect colonies. …”
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Characterization of Properties and Transglycosylation Abilities of Recombinant α-Galactosidase from Cold-Adapted Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas KMM 701 and Its C494N and D451A... by Irina Bakunina, Lubov Slepchenko, Stanislav Anastyuk, Vladimir Isakov, Galina Likhatskaya, Natalya Kim, Liudmila Tekutyeva, Oksana Son, Larissa Balabanova

“…Thin-layer chromatography, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods were used to identify transglycosylation products in reaction mixtures. …”
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Novel assays for detection and characterization of soluble proteases by Goyal, Garima

“…Better peptides were subsequently identified by screening random peptide libraries using a high-throughput technique named Self-Assembled Monolayer for Matrix-Assisted Laser-Desorption–Ionization Mass Spectrometry (SAMDI-MS). …”
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Protein profiling for hepatocellular carcinoma biomarker discovery in West African subjects by Fye, H, Dr Haddy KS Fye

“…</p> <p>Methods: Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight MS (MALDI-TOF MS) was first attempted on weak cation exchange (WCX) fractionated plasma in a pilot selection of forty subjects. …”

A long-term survey of Serratia spp. bloodstream infections revealed an increase of antimicrobial resistance involving adult population by Blanca Pérez-Viso, Marta Hernández-García, Concepción M. Rodríguez, Miguel D. Fernández-de-Bobadilla, María Isabel Serrano-Tomás, Ana María Sánchez-Díaz, José Avendaño-Ortiz, Teresa M. Coque, Patricia Ruiz-Garbajosa, Rosa del Campo, Rafael Cantón

“…WGS identified all isolates as Serratia marcescens when Kraken bioinformatics taxonomic tool was used despite some which were identified as Serratia nematodiphila (32/118) or Serratia ureilytica (5/118) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Using Protein Fingerprinting for Identifying and Discriminating Methicillin Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates from Inpatient and Outpatient Clinics by Ayman Elbehiry, Eman Marzouk, Ihab Moussa, Sulaiman Anagreyyah, Abdulaziz AlGhamdi, Ali Alqarni, Ahmed Aljohani, Hassan A. Hemeg, Abdulaziz M. Almuzaini, Feras Alzaben, Adil Abalkhail, Roua A. Alsubki, Ali Najdi, Nawaf Algohani, Banan Abead, Bassam Gazzaz, Akram Abu-Okail

“…For the phenotypic identification of 326 probable <i>S. aureus</i> cultures, microscopic analysis, Gram staining, a tube coagulase test, a Staph ID 32 API system, and a Vitek 2 Compact system were used. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), referred to as protein fingerprinting, was performed on each bacterial isolate to determine its proteomic composition. …”
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Loss of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a reduces docosahexaenoic acid-containing phospholipids and drives sexually dimorphic liver disease in mice by Mikala M. Zelows, Corissa Cady, Nikitha Dharanipragada, Anna E. Mead, Zachary A. Kipp, Evelyn A. Bates, Venkateshwari Varadharajan, Rakhee Banerjee, Se-Hyung Park, Nathan R. Shelman, Harrison A. Clarke, Tara R. Hawkinson, Terrymar Medina, Ramon C. Sun, Todd A. Lydic, Terry D. Hinds, Jr., J. Mark Brown, Samir Softic, Gregory A. Graf, Robert N. Helsley

“…Mice were necropsied after a 16 h fast, and tissues were collected for lipidomics, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging, kinome analysis, RNA-sequencing, and protein expression by immunoblotting. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming of hepatocytes by Schistosoma mansoni eggs by Verena von Bülow, Sarah Gindner, Anne Baier, Laura Hehr, Nicola Buss, Lena Russ, Sarah Wrobel, Victoria Wirth, Kuscha Tabatabai, Thomas Quack, Simone Haeberlein, Patrik Kadesch, Stefanie Gerbig, Katja R. Wiedemann, Bernhard Spengler, Annabel Mehl, Gertrud Morlock, Gabriele Schramm, Jörn Pons-Kühnemann, Franco H. Falcone, R. Alan Wilson, Katrin Bankov, Peter Wild, Christoph G. Grevelding, Elke Roeb, Martin Roderfeld

“…Methods: Metabolic reprogramming was analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging, liquid chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry, metabolite quantification, confocal laser scanning microscopy, live cell imaging, quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, assessment of DNA damage, and immunohistology in hamster models and functional experiments in human cell lines. …”
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in diverse foodstuffs: a prospective, longitudinal study in the city of Basel, Switzerland by Elena Gómez-Sanz, Elena Gómez-Sanz, Claudia Bagutti, Ana B. García-Martín, Ana B. García-Martín, Jan A. Roth, Monica Alt Hug, Laura Maurer Pekerman, Laura Maurer Pekerman, Ruth Schindler, Ruth Schindler, Reto Furger, Lucas Eichenberger, Ingrid Steffen, Philipp Hübner, Tanja Stadler, Lisandra Aguilar-Bultet, Lisandra Aguilar-Bultet, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter

“…After enrichment, presumptive ESBL-PE were isolated by selective culture methods and identified by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Clinical manifestations and antimicrobial susceptibility of Nocardia species at a tertiary hospital in Taiwan, 2011–2020 by Chong Kei Lao, Mei-Chueh Tseng, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Nan-Yu Chen, Chih-Hung Chen, Wen-Hung Chung, Tsui-Ping Liu, Jang-Jih Lu, Hsin-Chih Lai, Lan-Yan Yang, Chia-Hui Lee, Ting-Shu Wu

“…Methods: Nocardia isolates were identified to the species level using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and 16S rRNA, hsp65, and secA1 gene sequencing, and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 15 antimicrobial agents were assessed with the broth microdilution method. …”
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Role of RhoGDIα on migration and invasion of estrogen receptor positive MCF7 and estrogen receptor negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells by Hooshmand, Somayeh

“…These cells were subjected to two-dimensional electrophoresis after RhoGDIα silencing and overexpression and spots of interest identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of- flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Assessment of Bali cattle semen using different collection methods, ulatrastructural changes of spermatozoa, and relationship between seminal plasma proteins andin vitro fertility by Sarsaifi, Kajal

“…Proteins were identified by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-offlight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS/MS). …”
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NEW AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING : Penicillium System Properties and Applications / by Gupta, Vijai Kumar, editor, Rodriguez-Couto, Susana, editor

Diagnosing Intramammary Infection: Meta-Analysis and Mapping Review on Frequency and Udder Health Relevance of Microorganism Species Isolated from Bovine Milk Samples by Daryna Kurban, Jean-Philippe Roy, Fidèle Kabera, Annie Fréchette, Maryse Michèle Um, Ahmad Albaaj, Sam Rowe, Sandra Godden, Pamela R. F. Adkins, John R. Middleton, Marie-Lou Gauthier, Greg P. Keefe, Trevor J. DeVries, David F. Kelton, Paolo Moroni, Marcos Veiga dos Santos, Herman W. Barkema, Simon Dufour

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry provides accurate species-level identification of many, microorganisms retrieved from bovine milk samples. …”
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Biomarker assay systems for onsite monitoring of fatigue by Tsyrulneva, Iuna

“…High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV detection (HPLC/UV) and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Spectroscopy (MALDI/ToF) were used to identify peptides in extract. …”
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Mechanism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm degradation by bacteriophages by Dakheel, Khulood Hamid

“…Phage-host interaction were examined by 2DE protein profiles assessed using a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) mass spectrometer. …”
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