Rapid method for detecting microorganisms
US4591554A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2334/22
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A small number of microorganisms can be rapidly detected or determined by means of a fluorescence analysis method using specific umbelliferone derivatives such as 4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate and 4-methyl umbelliferyl galactoside, and this detecting method is applicable for a microbial inspection on sanitary quality of various kind of food, beverage, water and toilet article, or for a clinical inspection on a microbial infection.
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