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

  • US 4,847,198 A
  • Filed: 10/07/1987
  • Issued: 07/11/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for the identification of a bacterium which comprises:

  • exciting taxonomic markers in a bacterium with a beam of uItra violet energy, some of said energy emitted from the bacterium as a lower resonance enhanced Raman back scattered energy;

    collecting the resonance enhance Raman back scattered energy substantially in the absence of fluoresence;

    converting the resonance enhanced Raman back scattered energy into spectra which corresponds to the taxonomic markers in said bacterium; and

    displaying the spectra whereby the bacterium may be identified.

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