MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry detection of pathogens in vectors: the Borrelia crocidurae/Ornithodoros sonrai paradigm.

• Автори: Aurélien Fotso Fotso (Автор), Oleg Mediannikov (Автор), Georges Diatta (Автор), Lionel Almeras (Автор), Christophe Flaudrops (Автор), Philippe Parola (Автор), Michel Drancourt (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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In Africa, relapsing fever borreliae are neglected vector-borne pathogens that cause mild to deadly septicemia and miscarriage. Screening vectors for the presence of borreliae currently requires technically demanding, time- and resource-consuming molecular methods. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/i...