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Bead beating tube and method for extracting deoxyribonucleic acid and/or ribonucleic acid from microorganisms

US10036054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAFEGUARD BIOSYSTEMS HOLDINGS LTD. · GB

Inventors

Holger Klapproth · Glückstadt, DE
Nicolaas SMIT · Welland, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/00524
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides improved methods for bead beating and a bead beating system useful therefor. The bead beating system comprises a sample tube, beads, and a dry blocking agent, and methods for using the bead beating system to extract nucleic acids from cells containing the nucleic acids.

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