Methods and compositions for selectively enriching microbes
OwnerMichael Grantinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and materials to selectively enrich target microbes in a sample.
Claims61
A method comprising:
- incubating a first sample suspected of containing one or more competitor microbes and one or more target microbes in an acidic medium to produce a second sample;
- wherein incubating the first sample in the acidic medium can generate a second sample that has a higher percentage of non-pathogenic or pathogenic Escherichia coli than the first sample.
A kit comprising an acidic medium, a packaging material and instructions for using the acidic medium for enriching a sample with at least one target microbe.
A kit comprising packaging material, an acidic medium, a growth medium, and a means for detecting bacteria.
A kit comprising packaging material, culture media, a first pH modifier, and a second pH modifier, wherein addition of the first pH modifier to the culture media produces an acidic medium and addition of the second pH modifier to the acidic medium produces a growth medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.