Parasitology Research (2014) 113, 2375-2378

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Amina Yssouf, Philippe Parola, Anders Lindström, Tobias Lilja, Grégorie L'Ambert, Ulf Bondesson, JeanMichel Berenger, Didier Raoult and Lionel Almeras (2014)
Identification of European mosquito species by MALDI-TOF MS
Parasitology Research 113 (6), 2375-2378
Abstract: MALDI-TOF MS profiling has proved to be efficient for arthropod identification at the species level. However, prior to entomological monitoring, the reference spectra database should cover relevant species. Here, 74 specimens were field-collected from 11 mosquito species captured in two distinct European areas and used either to increment our database or for blind tests. Misidentification was not noted, underlining the power of this approach. Nevertheless, three out of the 26 specimens used for the blind test did not reach the significant identification threshold value set, attributed to lower spectral quality. In the future, the quality control spectra parameters need to be defined to avoid not achieving significant threshold identification.
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Database assignments for author(s): Grégory L'Ambert

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex pipiens		France
	Aedes vexans		France
	Aedes vexans		Sweden
	Aedes rusticus		Sweden
	Culex modestus		France
	Anopheles maculipennis		France
	Anopheles claviger		Sweden
	Coquillettidia richiardii		Sweden
	Aedes caspius		France
	Aedes cinereus		Sweden
	Anopheles hyrcanus		France
	Culiseta longiareolata		France
	Aedes excrucians		Sweden