MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry misidentification of Cutibacterium namnetense and Cutibacterium modestum: Implications for multiplex PCR phylotyping of Cutibacterium acnes

Joseph McLaughlin, Carey Ann D. Burnham, Andrew McDowell

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Abstract

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) can misidentify Cutibacterium namnetense and Cutibacterium modestum as Cutibacterium acnes. We now describe how such MALDI-TOF MS misidentification explains previous reports of C. acnes isolates that could not be characterised using a multiplex PCR phylotyping assay.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102874
JournalAnaerobe
Volume88
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Cutibacterium
  • MALDI-TOF MS
  • Misidentification
  • Multiplex PCR phylotyping

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