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Raman spectroscopic typing reveals the presence of carotenoids in Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jun 2009
Maquelin Kees, Hoogenboezem Theo, Jachtenberg Jan-Willem, Dumke Roger, Jacobs Enno, Puppels Gerwin J, Hartwig Nico G, Vink Cornelis
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Raman spectroscopy has previously been demonstrated to be a highly useful methodology for the identification and/or typing of micro-organisms. In this study, we set out to evaluate whether this technology could also be applied as a tool to discriminate between isolates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is generally considered to be a genetically highly uniform species. In this evaluation, a total of 104 strains of...
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