Table 2.

LIBS studies on microorganisms together with the investigated species, the elements studied, and the appropriate references are given

S.No.	Investigated species	Elements studied	Author et al.
1.	Alternia alternata	Al, Cr, Cu, Au, In, Pb, Ag	Gottfried et al. 2007
2.	Bacillus cereus	Ca, C, Mn, Ag	Samuels et al. 2003
3.	Bacillus megaterium	Ca, Fe, Mn, K, Na	Kim et al. 2004
4.	Bacillus subtilis	Al, Ca, C, Cr, Cu, H, Au, In, Fe, Pb, Mg, Mn, N, K, Ag, Na	Samuels et al. 2003; Morel et al. 2003; Kim et al. 2004; Baudelet et al. 2006a, b, c; Gottfried et al. 2007
5.	Bacillus thuringiensis	Ca, C, Fe, Mg, Mn, K, Ag, Na	Samuels et al. 2003; Morel et al. 2003; Kim et al. 2004
6.	Candida albicans	Ca, C, Mg, P, K, Na	Diedrich 2007a
7.	Escherichia coli	Ca, C, Cl, H, Fe, Mg, Mn, N, O, P, K, Na	Baudelet et al. 2006a, b, c; Morel et al. 2003; Kim et al. 2004; Diedrich 2007a; Rehse and Mohaidat 2009; Rehse et al. 2010; Multari et al. 2010
8.	Mycobacterium smegmatis	Ca, C, Mg, P, Na	Rehse et al. 2010
9.	Proteus mirabilis	Ca, Mg, K	Morel et al. 2003
10.	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Ca, C, Mg, P, Na	Rehse 2007; Rehse and Mohaidat, 2009
11.	Stachybotrys chartarum	Ca, C, Mg, P, K, Na	Diedrich 2007a
12.	Staphylococcus aureus	Ca, C, Mg, P, K, Na	Morel et al. 2003; Rehse et al. 2010; Multari et al. 2010
13.	Staphylococcus saprophyticus	Ca, C, Mg, P, Na	Mohaidat et al. 2012
14.	Streptococcus mutans	Ca, C, Mg, P, Na	Mohaidat et al. 2012
15.	Streptococcus viridans	Ca, C, Mg, P, Na	Mohaidat et al. 2012