Combining photoacoustic excitation with optomechanics enables the mechanical modes associated with entire microorganisms to be detected, demonstrating that mechanical spectroscopy allows us to identify microorganisms and characterize their life stages.
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Gil-Santos, E. Listening to microorganisms with light. Nat. Photon. 17, 931–932 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-023-01317-7
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