title: [Current views on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy in microbiology].
abstract: Raman spectroscopy has generated many branches during the development for more than 90 years. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) improves SNR by using the interaction between tested materials and the surface of rough metal, as to quickly get higher sensitivity and precision spectroscopy without sample pretreatment. This article describes the characteristic and classification of SERS, and updates the theory and clinical application of SERS. It also summarizes the present status and progress of SERS in various disciplines and illustrates the necessity and urgency of its research, which provides rationale for the application for SERS in microbiology.
authors.forename: Xiaoxiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Aihua
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Wenjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D008829:Microbiology; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman