Medium and method for distinguishing Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis
US4039387A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 1996 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/922
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A microbial growth medium for distinguishing Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Neisseria meningitidis. The medium comprises a gonococci and meningococci specific medium having incorporated therein a quantity of 8-anilino-1-naphthalene-sulfonic acid (ANS) or a salt thereof, at a concentration sufficient to permit the growth of the meningococci and inhibit the growth of the gonococci.
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