Raman spectroscopy tools from Renishaw can be used for the rapid identification of microbes.
A spectroscopic fingerprint from the microbial sample provides quantitative and qualitative information that can be used to characterise, discriminate and identify micro-organisms, in both the bulk environment and at the single cell level.
StreamlineHR imaging enables the physiochemical properties of microbes to be quickly determined at very high spatial resolution.
Conventional methods for identifying microbes, such as genomic-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR), have low sensitivity and require the prolonged culturing of microbes (over several days) to gather a large enough sample for identification.
Therefore, the use of Raman spectroscopy - a sensitive physiochemical tool - can provide the more rapid and effective diagnosis and treatment of infection and/or the identification of biological agents while aiding the implementation of countermeasures, according to the company.
