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AuthorAshfaq M.Y.
AuthorDa'na D.A.
AuthorAl-Ghouti M.A.
Available date2022-05-31T19:01:12Z
Publication Date2022
Publication NameJournal of Environmental Management
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114359
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121739929&doi=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2fj.jenvman.2021.114359&partnerID=40&md5=12ad74909550ed987fed32c681ac3355
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/31755
AbstractBacteria play a variety of roles in the environment. They maintain the balance in the ecosystem and provide different ecosystem services such as in biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, biodegradation of toxic pollutants, and others. Therefore, isolation and identification of different environmental bacteria are important to most environmental research. Due to the high cost and time associated with the conventional molecular techniques, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has gained considerable attention for routine identification of bacteria. This review aims to provide an overview of the application of MALDI-TOF MS in various environmental studies through bibliometric analysis and literature review. The bibliometric analysis helped to understand the time-variable application of MALDI-TOF MS in various environmental studies. The categorical literature review covers various environmental studies comprising areas like ecology, food microbiology, environmental biotechnology, agriculture, and plant sciences, which show the application of the technique for identification and characterization of pollutant-degrading, plant-associated, disease-causing, soil-beneficial, and other environmental bacteria. Further research should focus on bridging the gap between the phylogenetic identity of bacteria and their specific environmental functions or metabolic traits that can help in rapid advancements in environmental research, thereby, improving time and cost savings.
Languageen
PublisherAcademic Press
SubjectBacteria
Bibliometric analysis
Environment
MALDI-TOF MS
TitleApplication of MALDI-TOF MS for identification of environmental bacteria: A review
TypeArticle
Volume Number305
dc.accessType Open Access


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