Whole cell matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for identification of Leptospira spp. in Thailand and Lao PDR

• Piengchan Sonthayanon ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: piengchan@tropmedres.ac

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8164-3523

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• Janthima Jaresitthikunchai,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Proteomics Research Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand

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• Suthee Mangmee,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0989-6857

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• Tipparat Thiangtrongjit,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Vanaporn Wuthiekanun,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Premjit Amornchai,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Paul Newton,

  Roles Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Nicholas PJ Day,

  Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

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• Sittiruk Roytrakul

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Proteomics Research Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand

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