Contact
Halla Halldórsdóttir
Laboratory quality manager
halla.halldorsdottir@matis.is
The Microbiology team in Reykjavík has been using MALDI-TOF technology (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry) for years to research and analyse a vast number of microbial strains.
Recently our Swedac accreditation has expanded to allow the accredited use of the MALDI-TOF biotyper to confirm Campylobacter, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Clostridium perfringens. Previously, the laboratory had received a similar accreditation for Listeria monocytogenes species analyses. The MALDI-TOF technology allows the laboratory to greatly speed up the type identification of the previously mentioned microorganisms and is therefore a significant step forward in the speed of type identification of living bacteria. The aim is to expand the laboratory's accreditation to use this rapid technology for the identification of even more pathogenic bacteria.
Further information:
Basic Principles of Matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry