“…Plate counting (24–48 h) methods should be replaced by novel biosensor systems as an alternative reliable pathogen detection technique, demonstrated by the use of nanoparticles in last few years [ 5 , 6 , 7 ]. In these developed biosensor systems, different analytical techniques are used, such as surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ], fluorescence [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ], enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [ 20 , 21 , 22 ], surface plasmon resonance (SPR) [ 23 , 24 ], electrochemical methods [ 25 , 26 , 27 ] and colorimetric methods [ 28 , 29 ]. SERS is a very good alternative analytical technique due to its high sensitivity, which can even detect a single bacterium.…”