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. 2018 May 15;9:911. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00911

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Blood Culture Sample Preparation (BCSP) prototype with the description of the different sub-systems: (a) prepared rack; (b) pipetting tips and filter wand plate holder; (c) MALDI-TOF MS slide holder including formic acid (FA)/α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) reagents, 96 tips rack and waste; (d) Cavro^® air displacement pipettor from Tecan for FA and CHCA matrix dispensing; (e) MALDI-TOF MS spot imaging sub-system including LED illumination; and (f) 12-channel electronic pipette (lysis buffer dispensing).