Identification of bacteria and spores suitable as biological warfare agents by the MALDI Biotyper
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Worldwide, there is an evident danger for the use of biological hazardous agents as weapons of mass destruction. The potential spectrum of bioterrorism ranges from hoaxes to classic biological warfare agents, which can produce mass casualties. Therefore, the reliable and fast identification of bacteria and spores as well as “white powders” is a challenging task. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry fingerprinting has been shown to be well suitable for the identification of microorganisms without prior assessment [1, 2].
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تاریخ انتشار 2009