MALDI-TOF MS: optimization for future uses in entomological surveillance and identification of mosquitoes from New Caledonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mosquito vectors cause a significant human public health burden through the transmission of pathogens. Due to the expansion of international travel and trade, the dispersal of these mosquito vectors and the pathogens they carry is on the rise. Entomological surveillance is therefore required which relies on accurate mosquito species identification. This study aimed to optimize the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for mosquito identification.

Methods

Aedes aegypti of the Bora-Bora strain and 11 field-sampled mosquito species were used in this study. Analyses were performed to study the impact of the trapping duration on mosquito identification with MALDI-TOF MS. The best preservation methods to use f

SUBMITTER: Rakotonirina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7372833 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature