Patent · US Expired

E. coli identification broth

US4000041A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

McDonnell Douglas Corporation · US

Inventors

James W. Lanham · Chesterfield, US
Ralph A. Wilkinson · Florissant, US
Leodis V. Woods · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 1976
Grant date	Dec 28, 1976
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 1996

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q1/12
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A broth medium for the identification of Escherichia coli. The medium employs coumaric acid, preferably para-coumaric acid, to inhibit growth and metabolic activity of other gram negative microorganisms and thus eliminate false positive test results in a medium designed for E. coli organisms.

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