RESEARCH ARTICLE


Discrimination of Enterobacteriaceae and Non-fermenting Gram Negative Bacilli by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry



Reiner Schaumann1, , Nicolas Knoop1, , *, Gelimer H Genzel1, Kevin Losensky1, Christiane Rosenkranz1, Catalina S Stîngu1, Wolfgang Schellenberger2, Arne C Rodloff1, Klaus Eschrich2
1 Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
2 Institute of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany


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Abstract

Discrimination of Enterobacteriaceae and Non-fermenting Gram Negative Bacilli by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry

Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has proven to be an effective identification tool in medical microbiology. Discrimination to subspecies or serovar level has been found to be challenging using commercially available identification software. By forming our own reference database and using alternative analysis methods, we could reliably identify all implemented Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenting gram negative bacilli by MALDI-TOF MS and even succeeded to distinguish Shigella sonnei from Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Salmonella enterica spp. enterica serovar Enteritidis from Salmonella enterica spp. enterica serovar Typhimurium. Furthermore, the method showed the ability to separate Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) and Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) from non-enteropathogenic E. coli.

Keywords:: E. coli, EHEC, Enterobacteriaceae, EPEC, MALDI-TOF MS, Salmonella spp, Shigella sonnei.