IDENTIFICATION METHOD

摘要

A method of identifying one or more micro-organisms in a fluid sample, said method comprising the steps of: (i) optionally culturing the sample if necessary to increase the number of micro-organisms to a pre-determined range; (ii) applying an electric field across a portion of said fluid; (iii) measuring the velocity, displacement, zeta potential or electrophoretic mobility of any micro-organisms present following the application of said electric field; (iv) re-measuring the velocity, displacement, zeta potential or electrophoretic mobility of the fluid sample after incubation in the presence of a bioactive peptide; (v) comparing said measured velocities, displacements, zeta potentials or electrophoretic mobilities with tables of velocities, displacements, zeta potentials or electrophoretic mobilities of known micro-organisms measured under substantially identical experimental conditions to determine which, if any, micro-organisms are present.