ultrasound, sound waves with frequencies of ≥20 kHz (13); sonication apparatus, a generator of ultrasound (Fig. 1); sonication tank, a container with water through which the ultrasound is transduced; sonication buffer, a sterilized buffer in which bacteria are suspended or released during sonication prior to conventional culture (Fig. 1); sonicate, sonication buffer after sonication; and sonication tube, a space where sonication of bacteria or implants is performed (Fig. 1).