MALDI-ToF detection of Leishmania infantum infection in Lutzomyia longipalpis and Nyssomyia neivai
Lucas Alexandre Farias de Souza, Emilie Kariya, Jorian Prudhomme, Jérôme Depaquit, Magda Clara Vieira da Costa-Ribeiro, A Huguenin
This study uses MALDI-ToF MS to detect Leishmania infantum infection in sandflies, showing that machine learning can accurately distinguish infected from uninfected specimens.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology