Method for detecting Escherichia coli
US8377651B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/245
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein are methods of detecting an infection and for detecting the presence or absence of microorganisms, for example, wound pathogens in a sample, by contacting a sample with an enzyme produced and/or secreted by the bacteria, and detecting modification or the absence of modification of the substrate, as an indicator of the presence or absence of the enzyme in the sample. The present invention also features a biosensor for detecting the presence or absence of bacteria in a sample.
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