Sniffing out bacteria: a novel approach for rapid bacterial species identification

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Researchers have used proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) and fast gas chromatography-proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (FGC-PTR-MS) to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by six types of bacteria.

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