Proteomic fingerprint identification of Neotropical hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) using a self-curated mass spectra reference library
R. A. Gittens, A. Almanza, E. Alvarez, K. Bennett, L. C. Mejia, J. E. Sanchez-Galan, F. Merchan, J. Kern, M. J. Miller, H. J. Esser, R. Hwang, M. Dong, L. F. De Leon, J. R. Loaiza
The paper identifies Neotropical hard tick species using MALDI mass spectra and machine learning, showing that self-curated reference libraries can replace commercial ones for accurate identification.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2020Zoology