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Table 2 Exuviae submitted to MALDI-TOF MS analysis, including database creation, blind tests and results of correct and relevant identification for each species

From: Assessment of MALDI-TOF MS for Arthropod Identification Based on Exuviae Spectra Analysis

Species

Number tested

Good spectra (%)

Added to DB

Blind tests

Correct identification (%)

LSVs range

Correct identification with LSVs ≥ 1.8 (%)

Ae. aegypti

98

90 (91.8%)

2

88

88 (100%)

1.62–2.57

81 (92.0%)

An. colluzzi

18

18 (100%)

2

16

16 (100%)

1.99–2.45

16 (100%)

C. lectularius

51

39 (76.5%)

2

37

37 (100%)

1.87–2.44

37 (100%)

C. hemipterus

46

44 (95.6%)

2

42

42 (100%)

2.05–2.50

42 (100%)

P. humanus corporis

45

32 (71.1%)

2

30

30 (100%)

1.65–2.56

28 (96.7%)

Tr. infestans

18

18 (100%)

2

16

16 (100%)

1.99–2.53

16 (100%)

Rh. prolixus

18

18 (100%)

2

16

16 (100%)

1.47–2.49

15 (93.8%)

B. germanica

23

23 (100%)

2

21

21 (100%)

1.77–2.64

20 (95.2%)

S. longipalpa

25

25 (100%)

2

23

23 (100%)

2.14–2.47

23 (100%)

Total, n (%)a

342

307

18

289

289 (89.2%)

 

278 (85.8%)

  1. aThe proportion among the total number submitted to MS after deduction of those included in the DB, n = 324 (i.e., n = 342 − 18). DB, database; LSVs, log score values
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