{"id":1523,"date":"2025-09-24T16:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/?page_id=1523"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:27:23","slug":"microbial-identification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/en\/microbial-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbial identification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1523\" class=\"elementor elementor-1523 elementor-1481\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c58a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91c58a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90121f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d90121f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9e724 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc9e724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc84cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc84cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microbial identification<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfba99d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfba99d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539283e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"539283e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e2790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e2790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a commitment to continuous technological updating and constant attention to performance optimization, Unionchimica has acquired a MALDI-TOF (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption\/Ionization \u2013 Time of Flight) mass spectrometer for microbial identification using the MALDI Biotyper\u00ae system technology. This technology analyzes the protein macromolecules of microorganisms, comparing the generated spectrum to a database for rapid and accurate identification of bacteria and fungi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Sample preparation:<\/p>\n<p>Microbial colonies are collected and mixed with a specific matrix.<\/p>\n<p>2. MALDI ionization:<\/p>\n<p>A laser strikes the matrix, which absorbs the energy and transfers it to the microbial sample, vaporizing the macromolecules and transforming them into ions.<\/p>\n<p>3. TOF analysis:<\/p>\n<p>The ions are accelerated and travel through a time-of-flight (TOF) analyzer, which measures their mass-to-charge ratio.<\/p>\n<p>4. Spectrum generation:<\/p>\n<p>The result is a unique spectrum, a molecular &#8220;fingerprint&#8221; of the microorganism.<\/p>\n<p>5. Database comparison:<\/p>\n<p>This spectrum is compared to a database of reference spectra, allowing the microbial species to be identified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s useful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Speed: Offers MUCH faster identifications than traditional methods.<\/p>\n<p>2. Accuracy: provides high accuracy in identification, THANKS TO THE USE OF ALWAYS UPDATED DATABASES<\/p>\n<p>3. Simplicity: the system is designed for the challenges of microbiology laboratories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Identification of bacteria, yeasts, and molds isolated from food and environmental samples to support the traceability and origin of contamination in food production and\/or aseptic packaging plants.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b527f6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b527f6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260637c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"260637c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26660c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f26660c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-06.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1516\" alt=\"identificazione microbica - Bruker Maldi Biotyper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-06.jpeg 421w, https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-06-253x300.jpeg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224401e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"224401e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e067106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e067106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1497\" alt=\"identificazione microbica - Bruker Maldi Biotyper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-04.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unionchimica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bruker-maldi-04-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microbial identification In a commitment to continuous technological updating and constant attention to performance optimization, Unionchimica has acquired a MALDI-TOF (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption\/Ionization \u2013 Time of Flight) mass spectrometer for microbial identification using the MALDI Biotyper\u00ae system technology. 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