Culture medium for rapid detection of mycobacterial growth by color change
AssigneeSalubris, Inc.
InventorTanil Zuhtu Kocagoz
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Abstract
The diagnosis of mycobacteria may be made by growing bacteria from clinical samples in a culture media. The culture medium enables rapid detection of mycobacterial growth by changing its color. It also differentiates mycobacterial growth from contamination by changing to a different color when other species of microorganisms grow. Different types of culture media may be obtained by adding antimicrobial drugs to either obtain a medium selective for mycobacteria or a medium for species differentiation or susceptibility testing of drugs.
Claims1
A culture medium that indicates the growth of mycobacteria by changing its original color to a different color due to pH created by mycobacterial growth and that identifies contamination by changing its color to a third color due to further change in pH by the growth of organisms of non-mycobacterial origin;
- comprising:
- a growth solution, wherein the growth solution is composed of chemicals that promote growth of mycobacteria;
- one or more indicators, wherein the indicators undergo a spectroscopic change when the pH of the growth solution is altered;
- and one or more inhibitors, wherein the inhibitors are configured to inhibit growth of microorganisms that are not mycobacterium, and wherein the inhibitors undergo a spectroscopic change in the presence of mycobacteria.
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