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Development of a rapid and accurate identification method for citrobacter species isolated from pork products using a matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

  • Hye Lim Kwak
  • , Sun Kyung Han
  • , Sunghoon Park
  • , Si Hong Park
  • , Jae Yong Shim
  • , Mihwa Oh
  • , Steven C. Ricke
  • , Hae Yeong Kim

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Abstract

Previous detection methods for Citrobacter are considered time consuming and laborious. In this study, we have developed a rapid and accurate detection method for Citrobacter species in pork products, using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). A total of 35 Citrobacter strains were isolated from 30 pork products and identified by both MALDI-TOF MS and 16S rRNA gene sequencing approaches. All isolates were identified to the species level by the MALDI-TOF MS, while 16S rRNA gene sequencing results could not discriminate them clearly. These results confirmed that MALDITOF MS is a more accurate and rapid detection method for the identification of Citrobacter species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1537-1541
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume25
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 May 2015

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© 2015 by The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Keywords

  • Citrobacter species
  • Identification
  • MALDI-TOF MS
  • Pork products

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