Identification of Environmental Actinobacteria in Buildings by Means of Chemotaxonomy, 16S RRNA Sequencing, and MALDI-TOF MS

Overview

Journal Microbiol Spectr

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 Feb 1

PMID 38299830

Authors

Anna Chudzik

Kaisa Jalkanen

Martin Taubel

Bogumila Szponar

Mariola Pasciak

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Abstract

Importance: The manuscript addresses the challenges in identifying environmental bacteria using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) Biotyper-based protein profiling. The matter of the studies-actinobacterial strains-has been isolated mostly from building materials that originated from a confirmed moisture-damaged situation. Polyphasic taxonomy, 16S RNA gene sequencing, and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry were applied for identification purposes. In this experimental paper, a few important facts are highlighted. First, Actinobacteria are abundant in the natural as well as built environment, and their identification on the species and genus levels is difficult and time-consuming. Second, MALDI-TOF MS is an effective tool for identifying bacterial environmental strains, and in parallel, continuous enrichment of the proteomics mass spectral databases is necessary for proper identification. Third, the chemical approach aids in the taxonomical inquiry of Actinobacteria environmental strains.

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