Title:
METHOD FOR DETECTING MICROORGANISMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003063693
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Described herein are methods of detecting a wound infection and for detecting the presence or absence of microorganisms, for example, wound pathogens in a sample, by contacting a sample with an enzyme produced and/or secreted by the bacteria, and detecting modification or the absence of modification of the substrate, as an indicator of the presence or absence of the enzyme in the sample. The present invention also features a biosensor for detecting the presence or absence of bacteria in a sample.
Inventors:
SANDERS MITCHELL C (US)
LOWE ADRIAN M (US)
HAMILTON MAUREEN A (US)
COLPAS GERARD J (US)
LOWE ADRIAN M (US)
HAMILTON MAUREEN A (US)
COLPAS GERARD J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/003172
Publication Date:
July 28, 2005
Filing Date:
January 31, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EXPRESSIVE CONSTRUCTS INC (US)
SANDERS MITCHELL C (US)
LOWE ADRIAN M (US)
HAMILTON MAUREEN A (US)
COLPAS GERARD J (US)
SANDERS MITCHELL C (US)
LOWE ADRIAN M (US)
HAMILTON MAUREEN A (US)
COLPAS GERARD J (US)
International Classes:
C12M1/34; C12Q1/04; C12Q1/25; C12Q1/34; C12Q1/37; C12Q1/54; G01N33/554; G01N33/569; C12R1/445; (IPC1-7): C12Q1/04
Foreign References:
| US4242447A | 1980-12-30 | |||
| US5210022A | 1993-05-11 | |||
| US5236827A | 1993-08-17 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1576181A4
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