We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Influence of Culture Media on Microbial Fingerprints Using Raman Spectroscopy.
- Authors
Mlynáriková, Katarína; Samek, Ota; Bernatová, Silvie; Růžička, Filip; Ježek, Jan; Hároniková, Andrea; Šiler, Martin; Zemánek, Pavel; Holá, Veronika
- Abstract
Raman spectroscopy has a broad range of applications across numerous scientific fields, including microbiology. Our work here monitors the influence of culture media on the Raman spectra of clinically important microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans). Choosing an adequate medium may enhance the reproducibility of the method as well as simplifying the data processing and the evaluation. We tested four different media per organism depending on the nutritional requirements and clinical usage directly on a Petri dish. Some of the media have a significant influence on the microbial fingerprint (Roosvelt-Park Institute Medium, CHROMagar) and should not be used for the acquisition of Raman spectra. It was found that the most suitable medium for microbiological experiments regarding these organisms was Mueller-Hinton agar.
- Subjects
RAMAN spectroscopy; MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA coli; CULTURE media (Biology); STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; STAPHYLOCOCCUS epidermidis
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2015, Vol 15, Issue 11, p29635
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/s151129635