Uso de MALDI-TOF Espectrometria de Massa e um banco de dados personalizado para caracterizar bactérias indígenas para uma caverna ambiente único (Kartchner Caverns, AZ, EUA)
This work details procedures for rapid identification of bacteria using MALDI-TOF MS. The identification procedures include spectrum acquisition, database construction, and follow up analyses. Two identification methods, similarity coefficient-based and biomarker-based methods, are presented.