Universal test systems and methods of use thereof for identifying multiple families of microorganisms
US5888760A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/968
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a universal test systems and methods of use thereof for identifying a microorganism among at least two groups of widely divergent microorganisms. The universal test system comprises a predetermined combination of non-redundant biochemical tests comprising a substrate for at least one enzyme wherein the substrate, if acted on by the enzyme results in formation of a detectable product. Detectable products from the combination of biochemical tests are then used to identify the microorganism.
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