| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for identifying a bacterial species contained in a sample, which is rapid and stable. A method for identifying a bacterial species contained in a sample, wherein a mixture of a sample and a medium is incubated at an incubation temperature, and the mixture after incubation is brought to a temperature higher than the incubation temperature. A step of obtaining a gas phase containing a vaporized substance from the mixture by heating, a step of identifying the substance contained in the gas phase, and a bacterial species contained in the sample based on the identified substance. The steps to identify and methods including. The sample is, for example, a sample obtained from a living body. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2 |