Discriminant function analysis based on principal components was applied to the spectral outputs of whole cell suspensions of nine isolates from matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. First, based on the salt tolerance and whole cell proteins, the similarity of the isolates to moderate halophiles was established. Intact microorganisms were then inferentially clustered by MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy taking
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