Potential and challenges of pathogen detection using Raman spectroscopy

Rapid, non-invasive methods for the detection and identification of pathogens are becoming very important in the field of medicine and defence. There is a constant need for technologies that can rapidly detect and identify the presence of airborne, foodborne or waterborne pathogens and toxins with high precision. Conventional methods employed by microbiologists include phenotypic and genotypic methods. The most commonly used biochemical methods...