Ground steel target plates in combination with direct transfer of clinical Candida isolates improves frequencies of species-level identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry in comparison with polished steel target plates

Affiliations

• ¹ Bacteriology Laboratory, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
• ² Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands rrentenaar@yahoo.com.
• ³ Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ⁴ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ⁶ Department of Medical Microbiology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
• ⁷ Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.
• ⁸ Department of Medical Microbiology, HagaZiekenhuis, The Hague, the Netherlands.
• ⁹ Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
• ¹⁰ CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ¹¹ Bacteriology Laboratory, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Genomic Research Laboratory, Service of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.