Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry: a fundamental shift in the routine practice of clinical microbiology.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Rev on July 01, 2013

Authors

Andrew E Clark1, Erin J Kaleta, Amit Arora, Donna M Wolk

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1: Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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