Potential biomarker masses for the 9 <i>Anopheles</i> species included in database 2.

<p>Potential biomarker masses for the 9 <i>Anopheles</i> species included in database 2.</p

Matrix-assisted laser desorption time of flight mass spectra profiles of legs only from <i>Anopheles</i> species.

<p>View of spectra profiles using Flex analysis (A) and ClinProTools software (B).</p

Potential biomarker masses for the 4 <i>Culex</i> species included in database 2.

<p>Potential biomarker masses for the 4 <i>Culex</i> species included in database 2.</p

Study design to evaluate the potential of MALDI-TOF-MS for identifying mosquito vectors.

<p>Study design to evaluate the potential of MALDI-TOF-MS for identifying mosquito vectors.</p

Dendrogram obtained by a cluster analysis of the spectra obtained from laboratory-reared and field-collected mosquitoes.

<p>The mosquitoes were clustered using the MALDI Biotyper software.</p

Mosquito species used to establish a MALDI-TOF MS reference database.

<p><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072380#pone.0072380-Klempner1" target="_blank">[1]</a>–<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072380#pone.0072380-Krzywinski1" target="_blank">[13]</a> =  Database 1 species. <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072380#pone.0072380-Klempner1" target="_blank">[1]</a>–<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072380#pone.0072380-Tran1" target="_blank">[20]</a> =  Database 2 species.</p>*<p>Collection of adults.</p>**<p>Collection of larvae and emergence of adults in laboratory (M: male; F: female).</p><p>Lab =  Laboratory.</p

Potential biomarker masses for the 4 <i>Aedes</i> species included in database 2.

<p>Potential biomarker masses for the 4 <i>Aedes</i> species included in database 2.</p

MALDI-TOF-MS spectra obtained from leg protein extraction of four <i>An.</i><i>gambiae</i> form M specimens.

<p>MALDI-TOF-MS spectra obtained from leg protein extraction of four <i>An.</i><i>gambiae</i> form M specimens.</p