método e sistema para identificar micro-organismos

A method of identifying microorganisms is provided. The method comprises: acquiring data representing a region on a plate within which at least one colony of microorganisms is disposed;exposing a target colony of the at least one colony of microorganisms to a beam of coherent light, in accordance with the data;monitoring a diffraction pattern resulting from the diffraction of the light by the target colony; and generating target colony data in accordance with the monitored diffraction pattern and a reference diffraction pattern.