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Direct detection of lipid A on intact Gram-negative bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Direct detection of lipid A on intact Gram-negative bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
Direct detection of lipid A on intact Gram-negative bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
The purification and characterization of Gram-negative bacterial lipid A is tedious and time-consuming. Herein we report a rapid and sensitive method to identify lipid A directly on intact bacteria without any chemical treatment or purification, using an atypical solvent system to solubilize the matrix combined with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
Bacteriological Techniques/methods, Endotoxins/analysis, Gram-Negative Bacteria/chemistry, Lipid A/analysis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Species Specificity, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
0167-7012
68-71
Larrouy-Maumus, Gerald
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Clements, Abigail
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Filloux, Alain
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McCarthy, Ronan R
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Mostowy, Serge
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Larrouy-Maumus, Gerald
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Clements, Abigail
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Filloux, Alain
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McCarthy, Ronan R
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Larrouy-Maumus, Gerald, Clements, Abigail, Filloux, Alain, McCarthy, Ronan R and Mostowy, Serge (2015) Direct detection of lipid A on intact Gram-negative bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 120, 68-71. (doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2015.12.004).

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The purification and characterization of Gram-negative bacterial lipid A is tedious and time-consuming. Herein we report a rapid and sensitive method to identify lipid A directly on intact bacteria without any chemical treatment or purification, using an atypical solvent system to solubilize the matrix combined with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 December 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 December 2015
Published date: 7 December 2015
Additional Information: Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: Bacteriological Techniques/methods, Endotoxins/analysis, Gram-Negative Bacteria/chemistry, Lipid A/analysis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Species Specificity, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation

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Local EPrints ID: 506046
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/506046
ISSN: 0167-7012
PURE UUID: 6013fb25-f89a-42e3-900d-7e8dfc358fb5
ORCID for Ronan R McCarthy: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-6352

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Author: Gerald Larrouy-Maumus
Author: Abigail Clements
Author: Alain Filloux
Author: Ronan R McCarthy ORCID iD
Author: Serge Mostowy

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