Rapid identification of oral Actinomyces species cultivated from subgingival biofilm by MALDI-TOF-MS

Background: Actinomyces are a common part of the residential flora of the human intestinal tract, genitourinary system and skin. Isolation and identification of Actinomyces by conventional methods is often difficult and time consuming. In recent years, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tim...

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Main Authors: Catalina S. Stingu, Toralf Borgmann, Arne C. Rodloff, Paul Vielkind, Holger Jentsch, Wolfgang Schellenberger, Klaus Eschrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/26110/37881