Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC 132), and Serratia marcescens (ATCC 13880) were purchased from Carolina Biological Supply Company (Burlington, NC, USA) and stored as freezer stock cultures (nutrient broth:glycerol, 87.5∶12.5) at −80 °C.
Sinapinic acid was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and acetonitrile were purchased from ACROS (Fair Lawn, NJ, USA). MALDI calibrants were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Nutrient agar and nutrient broth were purchased from Carolina Biological Supply Company (Burlington, NC, USA).