Detection of microbial growth
US5739003A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/808
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determination of numbers of croorganisms present in materials and for predicting their growth capability in the materials such as foodstuffs, growth media and in the presence of chemical agents. The invention also provides immobilizing cassettes and optical apparatus for use in this method.
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