Identification of Borrelia Species after Creation of an In-House MALDI-TOF MS Database

Adriana Calderaro; Chiara Gorrini; Giovanna Piccolo; Sara Montecchini; Mirko Buttrini; Sabina Rossi; Maddalena Piergianni; Maria Cristina Arcangeletti; Flora De Conto; Carlo Chezzi; Maria Cristina Medici

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088895

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Identification of Borrelia Species after Creation of an In-House MALDI-TOF MS Database

Adriana Calderaro ,

* E-mail: adriana.calderaro@unipr.it

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Chiara Gorrini,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Giovanna Piccolo,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Sara Montecchini,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Mirko Buttrini,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Sabina Rossi,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Maddalena Piergianni,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Maria Cristina Arcangeletti,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Flora De Conto,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Carlo Chezzi,

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Maria Cristina Medici

Affiliation Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Identification of Borrelia Species after Creation of an In-House MALDI-TOF MS Database

Adriana Calderaro,
Chiara Gorrini,
Giovanna Piccolo,
Sara Montecchini,
Mirko Buttrini,
Sabina Rossi,
Maddalena Piergianni,
Maria Cristina Arcangeletti,
Flora De Conto,
Carlo Chezzi

Published: February 12, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088895

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