Method of detecting microorganisms
US5648227A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/6878
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method for detecting the presence or absence of a viable microorganism in a sample which has been subjected to a sterilization process, whereby the sample is contacted with an antibody which specifically recognizes and binds an indicator epitope found on the surface of an intact viable microorganism, but not on the surface of a microorganism killed by the sterilization process.
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