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  • Microbiology
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  • Biotechnology

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  • Wastewater is a complex environment affecting microbial analysis.
  • Single-cell Raman spectroscopy (SCRS) offers detailed microbial phenotyping.
  • Understanding matrix effects is vital for real-world applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how matrix architecture and sample handling influence SCRS.
  • To assess the impact on bacterial recoverability and biochemical phenotypes.
  • To evaluate the robustness of SCRS for wastewater microbial surveillance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized synthetic wastewater with agarose and tapioca matrices.
  • Examined five clinically relevant bacterial species.
  • Applied principal component analysis-linear discriminant analysis (PCA-LDA) for spectral analysis.
  • Assessed filtration as a pre-analytical factor.

Main Results:

  • Matrix structure (agarose vs. tapioca) altered bacterial recoverability and phenotype distribution.
  • Filtration introduced pre-analytical bias, affecting cell fractions and spectral profiles.
  • PCA-LDA demonstrated robust species discrimination despite matrix and workflow variations.
  • Raman spectral variations reflect species, matrix, and handling effects.

Conclusions:

  • Matrix architecture and sample handling are critical confounders in SCRS of wastewater.
  • Filtration-based isolation introduces significant pre-analytical bias.
  • Matrix-aware standardization is essential for reliable wastewater microbial monitoring.
  • SCRS shows potential for wastewater surveillance if pre-analytical factors are controlled.