scholarly journals Identification of bacterial pathogens in cultured fish with a custom peptide database constructed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patharapol Piamsomboon ◽  
Janthima Jaresitthikunchai ◽  
Tran Quang Hung ◽  
Sittiruk Roytrakul ◽  
Janenuj Wongtavatchai

Abstract Background: The majority of infectious diseases of cultured fish is caused by bacteria. Rapid identification of bacterial pathogens is necessary for immediate management. The present study developed a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for rapid identification of fish bacterial pathogens. Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus iniae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas veronii, and Edwardsiella tarda obtained from diseased fish were used as representative bacterial pathogens in this study. Bacterial peptides were extracted to create a Main Spectra Profile (MSP), and the MSPs of each bacterial species was added into the MALDI Biotyper database. Fifteen additional isolates of each bacterial species were tested to validate the utilized technique. Results: The MSPs of all field isolates were clearly distinguishable, and the MSPs of the same species were clustered together. However, the species identification when matched with the public MALDI Biotyper library (Bruker MALDI Biotyper) showed unreliable results. Accurate identification was only obtained when using the custom-made database, giving a 100% matching result with the reference method. Conclusion: This study demonstrates an alternative technique for effective identification of fish bacterial pathogens. Further applications require a broad, well-established database to accommodate prudent identification of many fish bacterial pathogens by MALDI-TOF MS.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patharapol Piamsomboon ◽  
Janthima Jaresitthikunchai ◽  
Tran Quang Hung ◽  
Sittiruk Roytrakul ◽  
Janenuj Wongtavatchai

Abstract Background: The majority of infectious diseases of cultured fish is caused by bacteria. Rapid identification of bacterial pathogens is necessary for immediate management. The present study developed a custom Main Spectra Profile (MSP) database and validate the method using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for rapid identification of fish bacterial pathogens. Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus iniae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas veronii, and Edwardsiella tarda obtained from diseased fish were used as representative bacterial pathogens in this study. Bacterial peptides were extracted to create a Main Spectra Profile (MSP), and the MSPs of each bacterial species was added into the MALDI Biotyper database. Fifteen additional isolates of each bacterial species were tested to validate the utilized technique. Results: The MSPs of all field isolates were clearly distinguishable, and the MSPs of the same species were clustered together. The identification methodology was validated with 75 bacterial isolates. The reliability and specificity of the method were determined with MALDI Biotyper log score values and matching results with 16s rDNA sequencing. The species identification using the public MALDI Biotyper library (Bruker MALDI Biotyper) showed unreliable results (log score <2.000) with 42.67% matching result with the reference method. In contrast, accurate identification was obtained when using the custom-made database, giving log score > 2.115, and a 100% matching result. Conclusion: This study demonstrates an effective identification of fish bacterial pathogens when a complete custom-made MSP database is applied. Further applications require a broad, well-established database to accommodate prudent identification of many fish bacterial pathogens by MALDI-TOF MS.


Author(s):  
Patharapol Piamsomboon ◽  
Janthima Jaresitthikunchai ◽  
Tran Quang Hung ◽  
Sittiruk Roytrakul ◽  
Janenuj Wongtavatchai

Abstract Background Majority of infectious diseases of cultured fish is caused by bacteria. Rapid identification of bacterial pathogen is necessary for immediate management. The present study developed Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for a fast identification of fish bacterial pathogens. Streptococcus agalactiae, S. iniae, Aeromonas hydrophila, A. veronii, and Edwardsiella tarda obtained from diseased fish were used as representative bacterial pathogens in this study. Bacterial peptides were extracted to create the Main Spectra Profile (MSP), and the MSP of each bacterial species was added into the MALDI Biotyper database. Ten additional field isolates of each bacterial species were tested to validate the technique.Results The MSP of all field isolates were clearly distinguishable, and the MSPs of the same species were clustered together. However, the species identification when matching with the public MALDI Biotyper library (Bruker MALDI Biotyper) showed unreliable result at the species level. The accurate identification only obtained when the custom-made database was used, giving a 100% matching result.Conclusion This study demonstrates a newly developed technique for the effective identification of fish bacterial pathogens. Further applications require a broad, well-established database to accommodate the prudent identification of many fish bacterial pathogens by MALDI-TOF MS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyi Yu ◽  
Zhenzhou Huang ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Qingbo Fu ◽  
Lirong Lin ◽  
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Shewanella species are widely distributed in the aquatic environment and aquatic organisms. They are opportunistic human pathogens with increasing clinical infections reported in recent years. However, there is a lack of a rapid and accurate method to identify Shewanella species. We evaluated here matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for rapid identification of Shewanella. A peptide mass reference spectra (PMRS) database was constructed for the type strains of 36 Shewanella species. The main spectrum projection (MSP) cluster dendrogram showed that the type strains of Shewanella species can be effectively distinguished according to the different MS fingerprinting. The PMRS database was validated using 125 Shewanella test strains isolated from various sources and periods; 92.8% (n = 116) of the strains were correctly identified at the species level, compared with the results of multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA), which was previously shown to be a method for identifying Shewanella at the species level. The misidentified strains (n = 9) by MALDI-TOF MS involved five species of two groups, i.e., Shewanella algae–Shewanella chilikensis–Shewanella indica and Shewanella seohaensis–Shewanella xiamenensis. We then identified and defined species-specific biomarker peaks of the 36 species using the type strains and validated these selected biomarkers using 125 test strains. Our study demonstrated that MALDI-TOF MS was a reliable and powerful tool for the rapid identification of Shewanella strains at the species level.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Gülşen Hasçelik ◽  
Markus Kostrzewa ◽  
Hamit Kaan Müştak ◽  
Celalettin Uner ◽  
Kadir Serdar Diker

Abstract Background The routine identification to the species level of Nocardia genus by conventional methods is a fastidious and time-consuming process owing to the limited biochemical reactivity of these microorganisms, often requiring 1 or more days to complete identification. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a new technology for definitive and rapid species identification. Methods We evaluated the MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of 44 clinical isolates of Nocardia species in comparison to 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing. Nocardia isolates were identified by microbiological examination, phenotypical tests and MALDI-TOF MS and the results were compared by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results Of the 44 Nocardia strains, the identification of 28 isolates was determined with MALDI Biotyper database. According to this, 16 isolates (57.1%) of the strain log scores were ≥2. Two (7.1%) were identified to the species level (log scores of ≥2) as Nocardia otitidiscaviarum. The addition of a newly established Nocardia database (16 new Nocardia strains included to the original database) did significantly improve the scores. The results were 43 (97.7%) correct identification to the species level (log scores of ≥2). Conclusions This study showed that the identification of clinical Nocardia isolates by the Bruker MALDI Biotyper is highly reliable, whereas identification rates are generally lower than those for some Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive cocci. Based on our data, the identification rates can be improved by validated new database entries and the results can be confirmed with nucleic acid sequence analysis.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Furukawa ◽  
Mitsuru Katase ◽  
Kazunobu Tsumura

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently been demonstrated as a rapid and reliable method for identifying bacteria in colonies grown on culture plates. Rapid identification of food spoilage bacteria is important for ensuring the quality and safety of food. To shorten the time of analysis, several researchers have proposed the direct MALDI-TOF MS tequnics for identification of bacteria in clinical samples such as urine and positive blood cultures. In this study, processed soybean products (total 26 test samples) were initially conducted a culture enrichiment step and bacterial cells were separated from interfering components. Harvested bacterial cells were determined by MALDI-TOF MS and 16S rRNA gene sequencing method. Six processed soybean products (23%) were increased bacterial cells after culture enrichiment step and they were sucessfully obtained the accurate identification results by MALDI-TOF MS-based method without colony formation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Ru Chung ◽  
Zhuo Wang ◽  
Jing-Mei Weng ◽  
Hsin-Yao Wang ◽  
Li-Ching Wu ◽  
...  

As antibiotics resistance on superbugs has risen, more and more studies have focused on developing rapid antibiotics susceptibility tests (AST). Meanwhile, identification of multiple antibiotics resistance on Staphylococcus aureus provides instant information which can assist clinicians in administrating the appropriate prescriptions. In recent years, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has emerged as a powerful tool in clinical microbiology laboratories for the rapid identification of bacterial species. Yet, lack of study devoted on providing efficient methods to deal with the MS shifting problem, not to mention to providing tools incorporating the MALDI-TOF MS for the clinical use which deliver the instant administration of antibiotics to the clinicians. In this study, we developed a web tool, MDRSA, for the rapid identification of oxacillin-, clindamycin-, and erythromycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Specifically, the kernel density estimation (KDE) was adopted to deal with the peak shifting problem, which is critical to analyze mass spectra data, and machine learning methods, including decision trees, random forests, and support vector machines, which were used to construct the classifiers to identify the antibiotic resistance. The areas under the receiver operating the characteristic curve attained 0.8 on the internal (10-fold cross validation) and external (independent testing) validation. The promising results can provide more confidence to apply these prediction models in the real world. Briefly, this study provides a web-based tool to provide rapid predictions for the resistance of antibiotics on Staphylococcus aureus based on the MALDI-TOF MS data. The web tool is available at: http://fdblab.csie.ncu.edu.tw/mdrsa/.


2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (21) ◽  
pp. 6745-6756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy H. Hazen ◽  
Robert J. Martinez ◽  
Yanfeng Chen ◽  
Patricia C. Lafon ◽  
Nancy M. Garrett ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a pathogenic marine bacterium that is the main causative agent of bacterial seafood-borne gastroenteritis in the United States. An increase in the frequency of V. parahaemolyticus-related infections during the last decade has been attributed to the emergence of an O3:K6 pandemic clone in 1995. The diversity of the O3:K6 pandemic clone and its serovariants has been examined using multiple molecular techniques including multilocus sequence analysis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and group-specific PCR analysis. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has become a powerful tool for rapidly distinguishing between related bacterial species. In the current study, we demonstrate the development of a whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS method for the distinction of V. parahaemolyticus from other Vibrio spp. We identified 30 peaks that were present only in the spectra of the V. parahaemolyticus strains examined in this study that may be developed as MALDI-TOF MS biomarkers for identification of V. parahaemolyticus. We detected variation in the MALDI-TOF spectra of V. parahaemolyticus strains isolated from different geographical locations and at different times. The MALDI-TOF MS spectra of the V. parahaemolyticus strains examined were distinct from those of the other Vibrio species examined including the closely related V. alginolyticus, V. harveyi, and V. campbellii. The results of this study demonstrate the first use of whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS analysis for the rapid identification of V. parahaemolyticus.


Author(s):  
Thomas Garrigos ◽  
Manon Dollat ◽  
Arnaud Magallon ◽  
Angélique Chapuis ◽  
Véronique Varin ◽  
...  

Objective: Achromobacter spp. are increasingly reported among cystic fibrosis patients. Genotyping requires time consuming methods such as Multilocus-Sequence-Typing or Pulsed-Field-Gel-Electrophoresis. Therefore, data on the prevalence of the multiresistant epidemic clones, especially A. xylosoxidans ST137 (AxST137) and the Danish Epidemic Strain A. ruhlandii (DES) are lacking. We recently developed and published a database for Achromobacter species identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS, Bruker Daltonics). The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the MALDI-TOF MS to distinguish these multiresistant epidemic clones within Achromobacter species. Methods: All the spectra of A.xylosoxidans (n=1571) and A.ruhlandii (n=174) used to build the local database were analysed by ClinProTools™, MALDI Biotyper® PCA, MALDI Biotyper ® dendrogram and flexAnalysis™ softwares for biomarker peaks detection. Two-hundred-two isolates (including 48 isolates of AxST137 and 7 of DES) were tested. Results: Specific biomarker peaks were identified: absent peak at m/z 6651 for AxST137 isolates and present peak at m/z 9438 for DES isolates. All tested isolates were well typed by our local database and clustered within distinct groups (ST137 or non-ST137 and DES or non-DES) no matter the MALDI-TOF software or only by simple visual inspection of the spectra by any user. Conclusions: The use of MALDI-TOF MS allowed identifying isolates of A. xylosoxidans belonging to the AxST137 clone which spread in France and Belgium (the Belgian epidemic clone) and of A. ruhlandii belonging to the DES clone. This tool will help implementation of segregation measures to avoid inter-patient transmission of these resistant clones.


2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 813-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Pérez-Sancho ◽  
Ana I. Vela ◽  
Pilar Horcajo ◽  
María Ugarte-Ruiz ◽  
Lucas Domínguez ◽  
...  

Staphylococcus aureus encompasses 2 subspecies ( aureus and anaerobius) with significant differences in their epidemiology and pathogenicity. We evaluated the suitability of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the rapid identification of both subspecies using a panel of 52 S. aureus isolates (30 subsp. anaerobius and 22 subsp. aureus) recovered from different origins, countries, and years. The on-board library identification system correctly identified 42 of 52 (81%) S. aureus isolates at the species level with score values >2.0. Limited performance was observed for differentiation of S. aureus subspecies (particularly subsp. anaerobius). Visual inspection of MALDI-TOF MS profiles identified 5 subspecies-specific mass peaks ( m/ z 3430 and 6861 in S. aureus subsp. anaerobius, and m/ z 4046, 6890, and 8093 in S. aureus subsp. aureus) with 100% sensitivity and specificity values, which is potentially useful for differentiating these subspecies. The suitability of 3 models, Genetic Analysis (GA), Quick Classifier (QC), and Supervised Neural Network, for automatic identification of both subspecies was evaluated using the Recognition Capability (RC) and Cross Validation (CV) values provided by the on-board ClinProTools software. The GA and QC models reached RC and CV values of 100%. Both models were externally validated using a panel of 26 S. aureus isolates of both subspecies, with both models correctly classifying all isolates of both subspecies. MALDI-TOF MS coupled with ClinProTools software represents a rapid and simple approach for S. aureus subspecies discrimination.


2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 2215-2224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Månsson ◽  
Fredrik Resman ◽  
Markus Kostrzewa ◽  
Bo Nilson ◽  
Kristian Riesbeck

Haemophilus influenzaetype b (Hib) is, in contrast to non-type bH. influenzae, associated with severe invasive disease, such as meningitis and epiglottitis, in small children. To date, accurateH. influenzaecapsule typing requires PCR, a time-consuming and cumbersome method. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) provides rapid bacterial diagnostics and is increasingly used in clinical microbiology laboratories. Here, MALDI-TOF MS was evaluated as a novel approach to separate Hib from otherH. influenzae. PCR-verified Hib and non-Hib reference isolates were selected based on genetic and spectral characteristics. Mass spectra of reference isolates were acquired and used to generate different classification algorithms for Hib/non-Hib differentiation using both ClinProTools and the MALDI Biotyper software. A test series of mass spectra from 33 Hib and 77 non-Hib isolates, all characterized by PCR, was used to evaluate the algorithms. Several algorithms yielded good results, but the two best were a ClinProTools model based on 22 separating peaks and subtyping main spectra (MSPs) using MALDI Biotyper. The ClinProTools model had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 99%, and the results were 98% reproducible using a different MALDI-TOF MS instrument. The Biotyper subtyping MSPs had a sensitivity of 97%, a specificity of 100%, and 93% reproducibility. Our results suggest that it is possible to use MALDI-TOF MS to differentiate Hib from otherH. influenzae. This is a promising method for rapidly identifying Hib in unvaccinated populations and for the screening and surveillance of Hib carriage in vaccinated populations.


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