Other MALDI-ToF MS Ressources

Below is a list of resources that may be useful for MALDI-ToF MS-based identification of bacteria. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated regularly. Please report outdated links (lasch at microbems dot com).

Workflow of microbial identification using MALDI-ToF MS (Copyright Peter Lasch, RKI Berlin, 2025)

• MALDI Biotyper (MBT), a commercial solution for microbial research from Bruker Daltonics
• VITEK MS PRIME MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry from bioMérieux for routine microbial identification (commercial)
• MicrobeNet, a free online resource maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta, USA)
• Open Source Spectrometry - Matthias Mailänder's Blog (OpenChrom, Lablicate)
• MALDI-UP - a free catalogue enabling the exchange of MALDI-TOF-MS spectra between users working in the field of microbiology, food analytics and in other fields, hosted at the CVUA Stuttgart
• Biospean - a freeware tool for processing spectra from MALDI intact cell/spore mass spectrometry
• IDBac - a place to ID bacteria, organize strain collections & ask research questions
• Mabritec & Mabriteccentral - a comprehensive in silico MALDI-ToF MS databases as attractive alternatives for fast, accurate and cost-effective germ identification