Up-to-date MALDI-TOF MS based identification of the complete Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex for improved diagnostics
Jörg Rau, Anja Berger, Alexandra Dangel, Martin Dyk, Tobias Eisenberg, Ekkehard Hiller, Christiane Hoffmann, Peter Kutzer, An Martel, Andreas Sing, Reinhard Sting
This paper expands a MALDI-TOF MS database to accurately identify all species in the Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex according to updated taxonomy and validates the results using a formal procedure.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology