Microbial enrichment using a container having a plurality of solid support particles
AssigneeDiversa Corporation
InventorsEric J. Mathur, Jeffrey L. Stein, Martin Keller, Karl Rusterholtz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for collecting and concentrating microbes from complex or dilute microbial populations in aqueous or terrestrial environments. The present invention also relates to a method for collecting and concentrating microbes using monomers of polymeric substances conjugated to surface materials.
Claims24
A device for collecting a population of microorganisms from an environmental sample comprising a solid support having a surface for attaching a selectable microbial enrichment media.
A method for isolating a population of microorganisms from an environmental sample comprising:
- a) contacting the sample with a device having a solid support and a surface for attaching a selectable microbial enrichment media;
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- b) isolating the population from the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.