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A large portion of these mechanisms are mediated by membrane proteins; however, they are often difficult to extract due to their hydrophobic nature and complex interactions with other components of the cell membrane. To extract the greatest number of proteoforms, an efficient homogenisation protocol is required to effectively disrupt the rigid cell wall and membrane. Methods: Using Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we systematically compared the extraction efficiency of bead-beating with flash frozen and lyophilized cell pellets. Results: We demonstrate that lyophilization improves bead-beating extraction methods by increasing the detection of membrane proteins. We detected numerous unique membrane proteins in each bacterial isolate, including ABC transporters and proteins involved in lipopolysaccharide synthesis, when lyophilizing prior to bead-beating, compared to only flash-freezing. 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