Use of anti-capsule agents in microbiological testing
US6046020A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/04
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to growing and testing microorganisms in which an anti-capsule compound is used in order to prevent false positive results. The present invention is suited for the characterization of commonly encountered microorganisms which commonly produce capsules (e.g., Kkebsiella, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Burkholderia, Pseudomonas, Sphingobacterium, Chryseobacterium, Bacillus, Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Haemophilus, Neisseria, Gordona, Kytococcus, Jonesia, Rhodococcus, Corynebacterium, Streptococcus, Cellulomonas, Brevibacterium, Arcanobacterium, Tsukamurella, Acinetobacter, Cryptococcus, etc.), as well as organisms of medical, veterinary, commercial, and/or industrial importance from various and diverse environments.
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