Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time Of Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry has been developed as a microbiological identification method and it is becoming commonplace in many laboratories. In a review article, Tim Sandle considers the strengths and weaknesses of MALD-TOF and considers its practical application. The paper has been published in the Journal of Validation Technology.
The
abstract reads: “This paper discusses the MALDI-TOF technology and outlines the
advantages and disadvantages with the system. Microbial identification plays an
important role in pharmaceutical processing. Microbial identification can be
defined as "microbial characterization by a limited spectrum of tests pre-chosen
and appropriate to the problem being studied.”
The
reference is:
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