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SUBMITTER: Calderaro A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5755284 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Calderaro Adriana A Buttrini Mirko M Montecchini Sara S Rossi Sabina S Piccolo Giovanna G Arcangeletti Maria Cristina MC Medici Maria Cristina MC Chezzi Carlo C De Conto Flora F
Parasites & vectors 20180104 1
<h4>Background</h4>In this study for the first time, a Dientamoeba fragilis protein profile by MALDI-TOF MS was created in order to identify specific markers for the application of this technology in the laboratory diagnosis of dientamoebiasis. In particular, one D. fragilis reference strain was used to create a reference spectrum and 14 clinical isolates to verify the reliability of the obtained results.<h4>Results</h4>While 15 peaks were found to be discriminating between the reference strain ...[more]