Treatment with 70% ethanol has been proposed as a safe and effective way to inactive bacteria for transport between laboratories prior to identification by MALDI-TOF MS. Ethanol alone does not inactivate spore-forming bacteria and additional chemical or physical treatment is necessary to guarantee inactivation of bacterial spores.

中文翻译：

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乙醇处理不会灭活形成孢子的细菌-在通过MALDI-TOF MS鉴定之前，关于细菌安全运输的警告说明。

有人提出用70％乙醇处理是一种安全有效的方法，可以灭活细菌，然后在通过MALDI-TOF MS鉴定之前在实验室之间运输。单独使用乙醇不会使形成孢子的细菌失活，因此必须进行其他化学或物理处理以确保细菌孢子的失活。