A MALDI-TOF MS database with broad genus coverage for species-level identification of Brucella.

Brucella are highly infectious bacterial pathogens responsible for a severely debilitating zoonosis called brucellosis. Half of the human population worldwide is considered to live at risk of exposure, mostly in the poorest rural areas of the world. Prompt diagnosis of brucellosis is essential to pr...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Mesureur, Sandrine Arend, Béatrice Cellière, Priscillia Courault, Pierre-Jean Cotte-Pattat, Heather Totty, Parampal Deol, Virginie Mick, Victoria Girard, Joanne Touchberry, Vanessa Burrowes, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, David O'Callaghan, Valérie Monnin, Anne Keriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6207331?pdf=render