A simple device effective for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) sample preparation, based on the spraying of matrix/sample solution through a stainless steel sieve (sieve-based device, SBD), has been employed for the preparation of MALDI samples of peptides, polysaccharides and high molecular weight proteins. The instrumental parameters, mainly the sprayer voltage, solution and auxiliary gas flows, and distances between sprayer-sieve and sieve-MALDI sample holder have been optimized. The MALDI spectra obtained by laser irradiation of the microspots so obtained, exhibit resolution and sensitivity higher than those achieved by the commonly employed dried droplets (DD) method. Worth noting is the fact that, in contrast to what is observed in the DD method, identical spectra are obtained by irradiation of different areas of the MALDI sample, showing that by using the SBD the matrix/analyte ratio is constant over the entire surface.
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Pathogens
January 2025
Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland.
is a rare member of the genus , primarily associated with human wound infections rather than respiratory diseases. The bacterium has been isolated from various clinical specimens, including ear inflammatory discharge, diabetic ulcers, and chronic wounds. The study aimed to characterize the genomes and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of obtained from the fecal samples of asymptomatic highland eyelash pit vipers ().
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January 2025
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.
is one of the most common pathogens in both humans and livestock. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of isolated from raw cow milk and evaluate its antimicrobial resistance rates. A total of 1696 milk samples were collected from Romanian dairy farms from 2018 to 2022.
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January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Phytopathogenic Jagger causes lettuce drop, a destructive soil-borne disease. As potential biocontrol agents for this disease, 2 of 31 bacterial strains isolated from soil samples from fields containing Jagger were identified using in vitro antagonistic assays against Jagger. Bioactivity experiments showed that Bac20 had higher inhibitory activity against Jagger than Bac45.
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SaBio Health and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Game and Wildlife Research (IREC), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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January 2025
The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), 050095 Bucharest, Romania.
Background/objectives: This study aims to characterize antibiotic resistance (AR) and virulence markers in spp. isolated from Romanian outpatients' stool samples.
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