01576nas a2200241 4500008004100000245012300041210006900164300001200233490000700245520085700252653000701109653000701116653000701123100002701130700001901157700001501176700002201191700002301213700001601236700002001252700002001272856004201292 2019 eng d00aIdentification of ability to form biofilm in Candida parapsilosis and Staphylococcus epidermidis by Raman spectroscopy0 aIdentification of ability to form biofilm in Candida parapsilosi a509-5170 v143 a
Aim: Finding rapid, reliable diagnostic methods is a big challenge in clinical microbiology. Raman spectroscopy is an optical method used for multiple applications in scientific fields including microbiology. This work reports its potential in identifying biofilm positive strains of Candida parapsilosis and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Materials & methods: We tested 54 S. epidermidis strains (23 biofilm positive, 31 negative) and 51 C. parapsilosis strains (27 biofilm positive, 24 negative) from colonies on Mueller-Hinton agar plates, using Raman spectroscopy. Results: The accuracy was 98.9% for C. parapsilosis and 96.1% for S. epidermidis. Conclusion: The method showed great potential for identifying biofilm positive bacterial and yeast strains. We suggest that Raman spectroscopy might become a useful aid in clinical diagnostics.
10aBF10aKF10aMF1 aRebrošová, Katarína1 aŠiler, Martin1 aSamek, Ota1 aRůžička, Filip1 aBernatová, Silvie1 aJežek, Jan1 aZemánek, Pavel1 aHolá, Veronika uhttps://doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2018-0297