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US 2006/0134730 A1Published application
Culture medium for detecting micro-organisms
OwnerAlain Rambachinventor
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Abstract
A culture medium to detect microorganisms containing carrageenan as a gelling factor, the carrageenan is preferably iota carrageenan. The culture may also comprise an agent releasing oxygen, such as nitrate oxide.
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A method for detecting microorganisms comprising:
- (1) mixing a sample to be tested with a dehydrated culture medium comprising a carrageenan as the sole gelling agent and nutriments necessary to the growth of the target microorganisms;
- 2. allowing the mixture to gel and the microorganisms to grow therein;
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- 3. detecting the microorganisms;
- said method being conducted without heating.
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A method for detecting microorganisms comprising:
- (1) mixing water which is at a temperature of at least 40° C. but less than 50° C., with a dehydrated culture medium comprising a carrageenan as the sole gelling agent and nutriments necessary to the growth of target microorganisms;
- (2) allowing the mixture to gel, adding a sample to be tested and allowing the microorganisms to grow on the gel;
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- (3) detecting the microorganisms;
- said method being conducted without heating except for the temperature of the water at the start.
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