{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(10)"],"submitter":["Brockmann M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Bacterial pathogens are often involved in dermatitis in reptiles. Exact identification of reptile-specific but otherwise uncommon bacterial species may be challenging. However, identification is crucial to evaluate the importance of the detected bacterial species.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to assess the number of aerobic bacterial isolates cultured from skin-derived samples of reptiles which were not reliably identified by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and to determine their identity.<h4>Material and methods</h4>Routine bacterial diagnostics were performed on 235 skin samples, and 417 bacterial isolates were analysed by MALDI-TOF MS. The isolates were grouped into categories based on their "],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0240085"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7571677"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Challenges in microbiological identification of aerobic bacteria isolated from the skin of reptiles."],"pmcid":["PMC7571677"],"pubmed_authors":["Pees M","Gentil M","Brockmann M","Muller E","Marschang RE","Aupperle-Lellbach H","Heusinger A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Challenges in microbiological identification of aerobic bacteria isolated from the skin of reptiles.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Bacterial pathogens are often involved in dermatitis in reptiles. Exact identification of reptile-specific but otherwise uncommon bacterial species may be challenging. However, identification is crucial to evaluate the importance of the detected bacterial species.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to assess the number of aerobic bacterial isolates cultured from skin-derived samples of reptiles which were not reliably identified by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and to determine their identity.<h4>Material and methods</h4>Routine bacterial diagnostics were performed on 235 skin samples, and 417 bacterial isolates were analysed by MALDI-TOF MS. The isolates were grouped into categories based on their ","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020","modification":"2026-04-14T23:20:12.956Z","creation":"2020-10-30T08:35:04Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7571677","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33075077"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0240085"]}}