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  • Title: Identification of Streptococcus dysgalactiae using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry; refining the database for improved identification.
    Author: Nybakken EJ, Oppegaard O, Gilhuus M, Jensen CS, Mylvaganam H.
    Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis; 2021 Jan; 99(1):115207. PubMed ID: 33069003.
    Abstract:
    Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-ToF) has revolutionized bacterial identification. However, the phylogenetic resolution is still insufficient for discerning several β-haemolytic streptococcal species. We aimed to improve the diagnostic performance of MALDI-ToF through manual curation of the reference spectra in Brukers Compass Library DB-7854. Before intervention, only 133 out of 217 (62%) Streptococcus dysgalactiae isolates were successfully identified to the species level, 83 isolates were identified to the genus level as either S. dysgalactiae, S. pyogenes or S. canis, and one S. dysgalactiae isolate was wrongly identified as S. canis. All 109 S. canis isolates were successfully identified to the species level. Removal of three reference spectra from the database significantly improved the identification of S. dysgalactiae to 94%, without compromising identification of S. canis. This illustrates the advantage of refinement of the reference database in order to improve the analytic precision of MALDI-ToF.
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