A new epoch in medical microbiology

The development of molecular biology and proteomics technologies has led to revolutionary changes in the methods of identifying causative agents of infectious diseases. The introduction of the newest diagnostic approaches allows us to hope that medical microbiology will reach a qualitatively new lev...

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Published in:	Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 85; no. 6; pp. 515 - 522
Main Authors:	Baranov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, Mayanskii, Andrei Nikolaevich, Chebotar’, Igor’ Viktorovich, Mayanskii, Nikolai Andreevich
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-11-2015
Subjects:	Chemistry/Food Science Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Engineering Environment Life Sciences Review Social Sciences Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Clinical Microbiology Francisella Tularensi Flight Mass Spectrometry Ureaplasma Urealyticum
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Summary:	The development of molecular biology and proteomics technologies has led to revolutionary changes in the methods of identifying causative agents of infectious diseases. The introduction of the newest diagnostic approaches allows us to hope that medical microbiology will reach a qualitatively new level in which studies, as opposed to Koch’s classical bacteriology, do not require culturing microorganisms in growth media. The goal of the authors of this article is to analyze the possibilities, advantages, and drawbacks of immunochemical, molecular–genetic, and mass spectrometry–based methods of identifying microorganisms and, proceeding from this, to outline the main trends in the development of medical microbiological science.
ISSN:	1019-3316 1555-6492
DOI:	10.1134/S1019331615060015