Detection and indentification of bacteria by means of ultra-violet excited resonance Raman spectra

摘要

A bacterial suspension is contacted by a single vavelength in the ultra-violet range. A portion of the light energy used is absorbed and a portion of the light energy is emitted. The emitted light energy, resonance enhanced Raman scattering, is measured as backscattered energy. The energy is processed to produce spectra which are characteristic of the bacteria.