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SUBMITTER: Rudrik JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703816 | biostudies-other | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rudrik James T JT Soehnlen Marty K MK Perry Michael J MJ Sullivan Maureen M MM Reiter-Kintz Wanda W Lee Philip A PA Pettit Denise D Tran Anthony A Swaney Erin E
Journal of clinical microbiology 20171011 12
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) sample preparation methods, including the direct, on-plate formic acid, and ethanol/formic acid tube extraction methods, were evaluated for their ability to render highly pathogenic organisms nonviable and safe for handling in a biosafety level 2 laboratory. Of these, the tube extraction procedure was the most successful, with none of the tested strains surviving this sample preparation method. Tube extra ...[more]