Mid-infrared versus far-infrared (THz) relative intensities of room-temperature Bacillus spores

We have simultaneously recorded the mid-IR and far-IR (a.k.a. terahertz, THz) spectra of the sporulated form of five Bacillus bacteria: Bacillus subtilis ATCC 49760, B. subtilis ATCC 6051, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki ATCC 35866, Bacillus globigii 01, and Bacillus atrophaeus 49337. The 295...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemical physics letters 2005-02, Vol.403 (1), p.152-157
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, Timothy J., Valentine, Nancy B., Sharpe, Steven W.
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Zusammenfassung:We have simultaneously recorded the mid-IR and far-IR (a.k.a. terahertz, THz) spectra of the sporulated form of five Bacillus bacteria: Bacillus subtilis ATCC 49760, B. subtilis ATCC 6051, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki ATCC 35866, Bacillus globigii 01, and Bacillus atrophaeus 49337. The 295 K spectra were recorded from ∼8 to 6000 cm −1 using spore counts on the order of 10 9 deposited onto windows transparent in both the mid- and far-infrared. The results indicate that any room-temperature THz absorption features due to the spores are at least 28 times weaker (based on p–p noise) than the corresponding mid-IR amide I band.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/j.cplett.2004.12.095