Use of Ultrasonication as a Rapid Pretreatment Method for MALDI-TOF MS of Mycobacterial Samples

Katsunao Niitsuma^1*, Shizuko Koshiba², Miwako Saitou¹, Tomoko Suzuki¹, Kinuyo Chikamatsu³, Akiko Takagi³ and Satoshi Mitarai^3,4

¹Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Fukushima Prefectural Medical University Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima, Japan

²Inspection Department, Fukushima Prefectural Minami Aizu hospital, Fukushima, Japan

³Bacteriology Division, Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan

⁴Department of Basic Mycobacteriosis, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Katsunao Niitsuma, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Fukushima Prefectural Medical University Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima, Japan, Tel: 81242752100 Email: