Identification of French Guiana sand flies using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with a new mass spectra library.

ABSTRACT: Phlebotomine sand flies are insects that are highly relevant in medicine, particularly as the sole proven vectors of leishmaniasis. Accurate identification of sand fly species is an essential prerequisite for eco-epidemiological studies aiming to better understand the disease. Traditional morphological identification is painstaking and time-consuming, and molecular methods for extensive screening remain expensive. Recent studies have shown that matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a promising tool for rapid and cost-effective identification of arthropod vectors, including sand flies. The aim of this study was to validate the use of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of Northern Amazonian sand flies. We constituted a MALDI-TOF M

SUBMITTER: Chavy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6373979 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature