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we can identify dead microorganisms by they nucleic acid (heritage matter).

Nucleic acids are in all viable cells that can maintain even in dead cells.

for detection of nucleic acid in a specimen, we must degrade the cell's membrane , extract the nucleic acid, and then detect them by a method such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).

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