title: Analysis of intact bacteria using rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry.
abstract: An identification system for microorganisms based on recently developed rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry (REIMS) is presented. Nine bacterial species cultured on various growth media were correctly identified to family-, genus-, and species-level based on their different mass spectral fingerprints using a cross-validated maximum margin criterion model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Strittmatter
authors.forename: Emrys A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Kirill A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Veselkov
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rebec
authors.forename: Jacob G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bundy
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Takats
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*; D018533:Biomass; D004566:Electrodes; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D025341:Principal Component Analysis
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids