TABLE 3.
Identification discordances obtained by MALDI-TOF MS between different culture media and protein extraction protocols
| Isolatea | Medium | Identification (score) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol A | Protocol B | Protocol C | ||
| M. setense | Solid | M. porcinum (1.866) | M. setense (1.668) | M. setense (1.912) |
| M. mageritense | Liquid | M. mageritense (1.783) | M. porcinum (1.955) | M. mageritense (2.076) |
| M. conceptionense | Liquid | M. conceptionense (1.647) | M. senegalense (2.179) | M. senegalense (2.237) |
| M. setense | Liquid | NPb | M. porcinum (1.718) | M. porcinum (1.766) |
| M. setense | Liquid | M. porcinum (1.790) | M. peregrinum (1.902) | M. setense (1.775) |
| M. setense | Liquid | M. porcinum (1.797) | M. peregrinum (1.916) | M. porcinum (1.816) |
a
NTM isolates identified by reference method (sequencing).
b
NP, no peaks found.