Microbial ecology shift assay
US10150982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure provides assay methods for characterizing the effects of an agent on a microbiome of a subject. Moreover, the disclosure provides methods for practical applications of assay results. The biological sample is extracted and the microbial population is enumerated by using signals or markers specific to the microbial species. The enumerated population is subjected to the action of one or many therapeutic agents and the efficiency is assessed by deriving a score based on the effects in the individual samples and in the population of samples.
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