Proteomic fingerprinting of Neotropical hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) using a self-curated mass spectra reference library.

• Main Authors: Rolando A Gittens (Author), Alejandro Almanza (Author), Kelly L Bennett (Author), Luis C Mejía (Author), Javier E Sanchez-Galan (Author), Fernando Merchan (Author), Jonathan Kern (Author), Matthew J Miller (Author), Helen J Esser (Author), Robert Hwang (Author), May Dong (Author), Luis F De León (Author), Eric Álvarez (Author), Jose R Loaiza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry is an analytical method that detects macromolecules that can be used for proteomic fingerprinting and taxonomic identification in arthropods. The conventional MALDI approach uses fresh laboratory-reared arthropod sp...