Influence Factors Analysis onMALDI-TOF-MS in Microorganism Identification
Various factors could influence the effectof MALDI-TOF-MS in microorganism identification. In this study,the approaches and techniques ofMALDI-TOF-MS from aspects of microbiological medium,bacteria incubation state,bacteria pre-treatment and sample loadingquantity were summarized and discussed. According to the research results,the period of bacterium incubation of 4 to24 hours was the best;colorless and salt-free medium was preferable;the lowest ascertainable bacteria solutionwas 0.1 μL;the sample loading quantity had no effect onidentification result. Besides,for the standard pre-treatment procedures,a handier way was to add ddH2O into the bacteriato make suspension and conduct targetidentification. This study would contribute to reduce the operational blindnessof MALDI-TOF-MS,enhance the identification quality andfacilitate the standardization and simplification of operation.