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7351548 Culture medium for detecting bacteria of listeria genus  
The invention concerns a culture medium for isolating bacteria of Listeria genus, in particular L. monocytogenes , characterized in that it comprises in a Listeria culture medium, at least a...
7351525 Positronium-mediated method for identifying a contaminant gas in a gaseous mixture  
The present invention discloses an in vitro method to identify a contaminant gas in a specimen comprising a mixture of gases as a function of the decay rate of at least one species of positronium....
7338778 Luminescent method for determining cell oxygen consumption  
The present invention relates to methods for detection and evaluation of metabolic activity of eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic cells based upon their ability to consume dissolved oxygen. The methods...
7335485 Device and method for determining antibiotic susceptibility  
The present invention provides a method of determining the antibiotic susceptibility of a microorganism comprising the following steps. First, a culture of the microorganism whose susceptibility is...
7312090 Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant reflectance optical biosensor  
Methods are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also relates to optical...
7309580 Chromogenic plating medium for the rapid presumptive identification of Bacillus anthrasis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis  
A plating medium for the presumptive identification of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and/or Bacillus anthrasis that includes a nutrient base to facilitate growth of Bacillus cereus,...
7309581 Method of staining, detection and counting bacteria, and a diluent for bacterial stain  
A method of staining bacteria comprises: working a polymethine dye on a sample in the presence of a substance capable of reducing nitrite ions to stain bacteria in the sample. A method of detecting...
7306924 Biosensor and related method  
A method for collecting a microbiological substance utilizes a micro fabricated biochip having a collection chamber. A fluid sample containing a microbiological entity of interest is delivered to...
7306930 Method bacterial endospore quantification using lanthanide dipicolinate luminescence  
A lanthanide is combined with a medium to be tested for endospores. The dipicolinic acid released from the endospores binds the lanthanides, which have distinctive emission (i.e., luminescence)...
7297551 Recombinant proteins and peptides for endotoxin biosensors, endotoxin removal, and anti-microbial and anti-endotoxin therapeutics  
Recombinant fragments of Factor C are disclosed. These proteins and peptides show great potency in recognizing, binding to, neutralizing and removing endotoxin. These molecules can thus be used for...
7282180 Devices and methods to image objects  
Devices and methods for automated collection and image analysis are disclosed that enable identification or classification of microscopic objects aligned or deposited on surfaces. Such objects,...
7279303 Positronium-mediated method for identifying an organism  
The present invention discloses an in vitro method to identify an organism in a specimen as a function of the decay rate of at least one species of positronium. The positronium is obtained by...
7273719 Test media for quantitative or qualitative identification and differentiation of general coliforms, E coli, Aeromonas spp and Salmonella spp materials in a test sample  
A test medium and method for detecting, quantifying, identifying and differentiating up to four (4) separate biological materials in a test sample. A test medium is disclosed which allows...
7270974 Rapid diagnostic method for detecting bacterial sinusitis  
A method and device for rapidly, non-invasively and inexpensively differentiating between allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory tract viral infection and bacterial sinusitis, comprising a support...
7267937 Facile diagnosis and monitoring of pneumocystis carinii infection  
Significantly low circulating S-adenosylmethionine levels were found to be diagnostic for human Pneumocystis carinii infection, and rise in levels towards normal correlated with successful...
7262021 Method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of microorganisms  
Media, kits, and methods are disclosed for use in processes requiring microbial culture. More specifically, the invention provides carrageenan-stabilized agar-based microbial culture media for kits...
7259247 Anti-human T-cell costimulating polypeptide monoclonal antibodies  
A polypeptide (8F4 molecule) with a T-cell costimulating biological activity is disclosed, as well as monoclonal antibodies against said 8F4 molecule and hybridoma cells which produce the...
7256048 Method for detection of malaria and other parasite infections  
A method of detecting parasite infection, particularly malaria, includes mixing a blood sample with a lytic reagent system to lyse red blood cells, and to form a sample mixture; performing a...
7244583 Device for detecting bacterial contamination and method of use  
A device and method for detecting the presence or absence of a prokaryotic microorganism are provided, comprising the steps of identifying a protein, such as a microbial-specific protease that...
7238496 Rapid and automated electrochemical method for detection of viable microbial pathogens  
A method for in situ detection of viable pathogenic bacteria in a selective medium by measuring cathodic peak current of oxygen on cyclic voltammograms during bacterial proliferation with an...
7235353 Predicting hepatotoxicity using cell based assays  
Cell based assays are used to assess the hepatotoxicity of a stimulus. Imaging technologies are used to analyze the effects of a stimulus on hepatocytes. Image analysis may characterize the...
7235379 Method and medium for the detection/identification of microorgranisms with esterase activity  
The invention relates to a method and a medium for microbiological analysis by biochemical means involving chromogenic or fluorogenic substrates that react with enzymes (esterases) specific for the...
7226740 Aza-benzazolium containing cyanine dyes  
Unsymmetrical cyanine dyes that incorporate an aza-benzazolium ring moiety are described, including cyanine dyes substituted by a cationic side chain, monomeric and dimeric cyanine dyes, chemically...
7217536 Medium and method for detecting/identifying microorganisms  
A medium for biological analysis by biochemical means involving chromogenic or fluorogenic substrates that react with enzymes (esterases and/or osidases and/or peptidases and/or sulfatases and/or...
7208299 Composition and method for regulating the adhesion of cells and biomolecules to hydrophobic surfaces  
The present invention is directed to a composition and method for regulating the adhesion of cells and biomolecules to hydrophobic surfaces and hydrophobic coated surfaces. The composition is a...
7198907 Vibrio bacteria detection and differentiation  
The invention concerns a culture medium for isolating Vibrio bacteria, characterised in that it comprises, in a Vibrio culture medium, at least a chromogenic agent selected among the...
7192734 Method of testing for the presence of microorganisms in a gaseous environment comprising hydrogen peroxide  
The invention relates to a method of testing for the presence of microorganisms in a gaseous environment comprising hydrogen peroxide, comprising the following steps: (i) bringing the...
7183073 Method for detecting microorganisms  
A device and method are provided for isolating and culturing microorganisms from a bulk fluid sample. The device comprises a container having therein a polymeric immobilization layer having...
7183113 Method and device for detecting biologically active substances  
The invention claimed herein is a kit for detecting biologically active substances on a support, comprising the luminescent marine bacteria Vibria Fischeri in a form stabilized for transport and...
7182935 Bacterial plaque evidencing composition based on natural colorants  
The present invention deals with a composition for evidencing bacterial plaque based on natural colorants comprising at least one concentrated solution of natural colorant selected from the group...
7179596 Biological particulate matter analogue  
The present invention provides a biological particle analogue, or biological analogue, that simulates a chosen biological organism or compound. The biological analogue includes a first portion that...
7179636 Preparing a sample to be analyzed from a sample with very large volume  
The invention concerns the use of filtering means comprising a housing ( 2 ) wherein are arranged parallel to one another a plurality of hollow fibers ( 3 ), whereof the porous wall ( 3 a ) of each...
7169579 Method of isolating Streptococcus sobrinus and selection medium  
A method of selectively isolating Streptococcus sobrinus alone out of oral streptococci including mutans streptococci, and a medium for selecting Streptococcus sobrinus are developed. A method...
7166443 Methods, compositions, and automated systems for separating rare cells from fluid samples  
The present invention recognizes that diagnosis and prognosis of many conditions can depend on the enrichment of rare cells from a complex fluid sample. In particular, the enrichment of fetal cells...
7157242 Method for staining fungi and protozoa  
The present invention provides a method for the staining of fungi and microsporidia for observation with a light microscope based upon the presence of chitin in the composition of these...
7150977 Plating media for the identification of Salmonella  
An isolation plating medium for the identification of Salmonella bacteria in a sample containing a plurality of different bacteria comprising a mixture of a carbohydrate capable of being a...
7148033 Method for detection for total coliforms and E. coli  
An improved method for detection of total coliforms and E. coli comprising a broth containing an ingredient that will suppress growth of non-coliform gram negative bacteria, and at least one...
7141387 Microorganism culture medium  
A microorganism culture medium comprising a derivative A′ of a chromogen A, and a chromogen B, where the chromogen A is a chromogen being oxidized to a colorant, and the chromogen B is a...
7138280 Masking of the background fluorescence and luminescence in the optical analysis of biomedical assays  
In a process for the quantitative optical analysis of biological cells labelled with a fluorescent dye, the sensitivity of analytical detection can be considerably improved if a masking dye, which...
7138266 Bacterial strain of Escherichia coli BKIIM B-3996 as the producer of L-threonine  
A bacterial strain of Escherichia coli is described which produces L-threonine, and is obtained by a process comprising transduction by bacteriophage P1 which bears a transposon which inactivates...
7132254 Method and apparatus for detecting phycocyanin-pigmented algae and bacteria from reflected light  
The present invention relates to a method of detecting phycocyanin algae or bacteria in water from reflected light, and also includes devices for the measurement, calculation and transmission of...
7125980 Nucleic acid fragments for the identification of bacteria in industrial wastewater bioreactors  
Unique bacterial strains and identifying 16S rDNA sequences have been isolated from activated wastewater sludge. The 16S rDNA sequences are diagnostic for organisms which are key to the health of...
7125981 Nucleic acid fragments for the identification of bacteria in industrial wastewater bioreactors  
Unique bacterial strains and identifying 16S rDNA sequences have been isolated from activated wastewater sludge. The 16S rDNA sequences are diagnostic for organisms which are key to the health of...
7122339 Method for generating diversity  
The invention relates to a method for preparing an antibody-producing cell line capable of directed constitutive hypermutation of a specific nucleic acid region, comprising the steps of: a)...
7118857 Methods and compositions for detection of microbial contaminants in peritoneal dialysis solutions  
Methods and compositions for detection of microbial contaminants in peritoneal dialysis solutions are provided. The methods and compositions employ modified bioburden testing and the detection of...
7112416 Detection of microbiological growth in a sealed container using a poising agent  
According to the present invention, there is disclosed a method of stabilizing the output signal of a system that detects microbiological growth in a sealed sample container that contains a sample...
7094893 Nucleic acid fragments for the identification of bacteria in industrial wastewater bioreactors  
Unique bacterial strains and identifying 16S rDNA sequences have been isolated from activated wastewater sludge. The 16S rDNA sequences are diagnostic for organisms which are key to the health of...
7090996 Process for examining membrane enclosed biocompartments  
A process for the examination of biocompartments ( 1 ), having a micro-flow chamber ( 2 ) which contains a biocompartment ( 1 ) which is continually or intermittently subjected to the through-flow...
7087401 Culture medium and method for detecting thermonuclease-positive staphylococci  
The present invention provides a method of detecting thermonuclease-positive staphylococci that does not require inactivation of DNase-positive/TNase-negative bacteria with heat. The method...
7074553 Retrovirus associated with myelodysplastic syndromes and uses thereof  
The present invention relates first, to the identification of a novel retrovirus and the novel nucleotide sequences encoding a retroviral polymerase gene (POL nucleotides) associated with the...