Detection and indentification of bacteria by means of ultra-violet excited resonance Raman spectra
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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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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.
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1. A method for the identification of a bacterium which comprises:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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