High Throughput Microbial Mass Spectrometry Identification Systems

The University of Calgary plans to purchase the compact Benchtop Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight (MALDI – TOF) Biotype Sirius RUO (Research Use Only) high throughput, rapid mass spectrometer system and an Infrared (IR) Biotyper from Bruker Ltd. These pieces of equipment are required to support CFI funded research focused on advanced, strain – level identification of microbial organisms in high-throughput microbiology lab environment. Bruker Ltd. is the sole manufact