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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a standard for single microbial identification.
  • Classifying complex microbial communities (microbiotas) using MALDI-TOF MS remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of using MALDI-TOF MS for classifying specific model microbiotas.
  • To determine if MALDI-TOF MS can identify unique spectral fingerprints for microbiotas.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of 20 specific model microbiotas using nine bacterial strains at varying concentrations.
  • Analysis of microbiota samples using MALDI-TOF MS.
  • Classification of spectral data using hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA).

Main Results:

  • The real MS spectra of specific microbiotas differed from simple superpositions of individual bacterial spectra.
  • MALDI-TOF MS analysis of microbiotas demonstrated excellent repeatability.
  • Hierarchical clustering analysis achieved nearly 90% accuracy in classifying the model microbiotas.

Conclusions:

  • MALDI-TOF MS is a viable method for classifying specific model microbiotas.
  • Microbiota classification using MALDI-TOF MS relies on unique spectral fingerprints, not just additive spectra.
  • This approach expands the application of MALDI-TOF MS from single-organism identification to community-level analysis.