Detecting airborne microorganisms
OwnerGideon Edeninventor
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Abstract
A new apparatus and method for collecting and detecting airborne microorganisms comprises a culturing container containing liquid media capable of growing the suspect microorganisms and a pump for drawing an air sample containing the suspect microorganisms through the liquid media. The suspect microorganisms mix with the liquid media and are subsequently incubated to promote their growth and cause an indication of their presence.
Claims31
A method for collecting and detecting suspect airborne microorganisms, comprising the steps of:
- conveying a sample of suspect air into a culturing container containing liquid media that is capable of growing the suspect microorganisms and releasing the sample in said liquid media thereby forming air bubbles and intimately mixing and contacting the microorganisms with said liquid media;
- incubating said culturing container at a pre-selected temperature chosen to promote fast multiplication of the microorganisms;
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- detecting chemical changes in said liquid media resulting from said multiplication thereby indicating the presence of the microorganisms.
The method of claim1 further comprising transferring a liquid sample from said culturing container subsequent to said incubating, for additional testing of the microorganisms.
A device for collecting and detecting airborne microorganisms, comprising:
- a culturing container containing liquid media capable of growing the microorganisms;
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- an air pump for transferring an air sample with the microorganisms through said liquid media, thereby intimately mixing and contacting the microorganisms with said liquid media, for subsequent incubation of the microorganisms in order to promote their growth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.