Characterisation of the Hybrid Isolated from an Autochothonous Kala-Azar Patient: Preliminary Results of an Model.

Objective: In the present study, preliminary outcomes of the assessment of a hybrid isolated from a hospitalised patient with visceral leishmaniasis in Manisa and identified through analysis of the -specific and gene regions are presented in comparison with reference strains of and .

Methods: Three different study groups [(SG); n=16 mice each] and a control group (n=8 mice) were established with female Balb/C mice weighing 25-30 g. Reference (MHOM/IN/1980/DD8), reference (MHOM/TN/1980/IP1) and a hybrid (MHOM/TR/2014/CBVL-LI/ LD), stored in liquid nitrogen, were thawed, cultured and incubated at 25 °C.

Evaluation of the performance of MALDI-TOF MS and DNA sequence analysis in the identification of mycobacteria species.

Background/aim: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry is an alternative way of identifying mycobacteria via the analysis of biomolecules. It is being increasingly used in routine microbiology practice since it permits early, rapid, and cost-effective identification of pathogens of clinical importance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of phenotypic identification of mycobacteria by the MALDI-TOF MS MBT Mycobacteria Library (ML) 4.