@article{PAR00011896, title = {{I}dentification of {E}uropean mosquito species by {MALDI}-{TOF} {MS}}, author = {{Y}ssouf, {A}. and {P}arola, {P}. and {L}indstrom, {A}. and {L}ilja, {T}. and {L}'{A}mbert, {G}. and {B}ondesson, {U}. and {B}erenger, {J}. {M}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {A}lmeras, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{MALDI}-{TOF} {MS} profiling has proved to be efficient for arthropod identification at the species level. {H}owever, prior to entomological monitoring, the reference spectra database should cover relevant species. {H}ere, 74 specimens were field-collected from 11 mosquito species captured in two distinct {E}uropean areas and used either to increment our database or for blind tests. {M}isidentification was not noted, underlining the power of this approach. {N}evertheless, three out of the 26 specimens used for the blind test did not reach the significant identification threshold value set, attributed to lower spectral quality. {I}n the future, the quality control spectra parameters need to be defined to avoid not achieving significant threshold identification.}, keywords = {{MALDI}-{TOF} mass spectrometry ; {M}osquito ; {I}dentification ; {EUROPE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}arasitology {R}esearch}, volume = {113}, numero = {6}, pages = {2375--2378}, ISSN = {0932-0113}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1007/s00436-014-3876-y}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011896}, }