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Case Reports
. 2018 May 25;56(6):e00914-17.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00914-17. Print 2018 Jun.

The Brief Case: Misidentification of Brucella melitensis as Ochrobactrum anthropi by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

Husain Poonawala  1 , Tracy Marrs Conner  2 , David R Peaper  3
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Case Reports

The Brief Case: Misidentification of Brucella melitensis as Ochrobactrum anthropi by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

Husain Poonawala et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Brucella; MALDI-TOF MS; Ochrobactrum; select agent.

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