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Detection of microbial growth

US5739003A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 1996
Grant dateApr 14, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 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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