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US 8,071,319 B2Granted
Rapid microbial detection and antimicrobial susceptibiility testing
AssigneeAccelr8 Technology Corporation
InventorsSteven W. Metzger, David C. Howson, David A. Goldberg, Daniel A. Buttry
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Abstract
A method for the detection of microorganisms in a sample comprising contacting said sample with a biosensor concentration module, allowing microorganisms to grow for a first period of time and detecting growth of discrete microorganisms as an indication of the presence of said microorganisms.
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A method for measuring the growth of a plurality of individual microorganisms in a sample comprising:
- contacting said sample with a biosensor comprising:
- a chamber having at least one detection surface configured to bind a plurality of said microorganisms wherein each said individual microorganism binds to said detection surface in spatially discrete sites;
- an input port configured to transport a solution into the chamber;
- and
- an output port configured to transport said solution out of said chamber;
- allowing said individual microorganisms to grow on said detection surface for a first period of time;
- and
- detecting growth of individual microorganisms on said detection surface as an indication of the presence of said microorganisms.
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