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8158379 |
Methods for determining microbial contamination of allograft products
A method for determining microbial contamination of allograft products includes providing an extraction vessel having an outer container and a removable inner basket, placing the allograft product...
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8153394 |
Apparatus and method for detecting bacterial growth beneath a wound dressing
An apparatus and method are provided for visually monitoring, detecting, and/or determining the presence, absence, and/or growth of harmful or potentially harmful bacterial microorganisms beneath a...
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8143019 |
Portable microbiological testing device for gases
A method and apparatus for microbiological testing of biogas and other gaseous streams in which a liquid bacteria growth medium disposed within a lower region of a portable sampling vessel is...
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8143018 |
Method for preparing a measurement sample for detecting live cells of a microorganism in a test sample
According to the following steps, live cells, injured cells, VNC cells and dead cells of a microorganism in a test sample are detected by flow cytometry: a) the step of treating the test sample...
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8097447 |
Solid nutrient media useful for isolating and identifying alkaliphilic bacteria
The present invention relates to a solid nutrient media composition having alkaline pH, useful for isolating and identifying alkaliphilic microorganisms in pure form. The media composition consists...
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8097404 |
Composition and method for cell permeabilization comprising N-octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, sodium polyphosphates, rubidium chloride and/or lithium chloride for detecting living cells on a membrane
The present invention relates to a composition for the permeabilization of the walls of microorganisms comprising the combination of octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (NOG), sodium polyphosphates (HMP), ...
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8097434 |
Methods for the detection of beta-lactamases
Presented herein are methods and compositions for the detection of specific beta-lactamases, including class A serine carbapenemases, metallo-beta-lactamases. AmpC beta-lactamases, and...
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8088596 |
Method of microorganism detection using carbohydrate and lectin recognition
Methods of binding and detecting a microorganism on a solid substrate. The microorganism is bound on a solid substrate covalently bound to a capture agent having a saccharide moiety. A lectin...
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8076099 |
Biomarkers of Francisella infection
The instant invention concerns Francisella bacteria mediated degradation of alkaline phosphatase (AP). Detection of AP degradation may be used to determine the presence of Francisella bacteria in a...
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8071329 |
Analyzing and distinguishing organisms such as bacterial spores by their soluble polypeptides
Organisms such as bacterial spores are analyzed and/or characterized based on based on peptide fragments of a set of selectively solublizede proteins. Libraries of protein and gene sequences may be...
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8071382 |
Porous nanofiber mesh for three-dimensional cell culture
Disclosed is a mesh for cell culture in which linear nanofiber is cross-linked to form a network, wherein the linear nanofiber is composed of polyhydroxyalkanoate; or polyhydroxyalkanoate, and...
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8048644 |
Biological indicator for monitoring the transport of micro-organisms in the environment
A method of using a biological indicator to detect and identify sources of fecal contamination such as leaking sewer lines, septic tanks, and holding lagoons, using a microorganism having a...
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8043623 |
Immunogenic peptides for the treatment of prostate and breast cancer
Immunogenic T-cell receptor gamma Alternate Reading Frame Protein (TARP) polypeptides are disclosed herein. These immunogenic TARP polypeptides include nine consecutive amino acids of the amino...
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8008039 |
Polydiacetylene-containing solid colorimetric and /or fluorescent detector, method for its preparation and uses thereof
A colorimetric and/or fluorescent detector, which comprises a film of polydiacetylenes and lipids deposited on a substrate, wherein said film is coated with one or more layers, wherein at least one...
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7993905 |
Device containing cytophilic islands that adhere cells separated by cytophobic regions
The invention provides a device for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position, and associated methods. The device includes a plate defining a surface and a plurality of cytophilic...
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7960137 |
Selection and use of lactic acid bacteria for reducing inflammation caused by Helicobacter
Strains of Lactobacillus which have been selected for their capability of reducing gastrointestinal inflammation, such as that due to Helicobacter pylori, and products derived from these strains,...
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7955818 |
Method for detecting the formation of biofilms
A process allowing measuring of viscosity of a culture medium of microorganisms including a) immersing at least one particle that is charged electrically, is magnetic or can be magnetized or...
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7939291 |
Methods for the detection of microbial contaminants
The invention provides methods and compositions for the detection and/or quantification of a microbial contaminant, for example, a bacterial endotoxin or a glucan, in a sample. In particular, the...
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7939314 |
Methods and compositions for rapidly detecting and quantifying viable Legionella
Methods and compositions detect and quantify viable Legionella. Dip-slides that include an absorbent medium, growth promoting, and growth selective substances are useful in rapid detection and...
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7935521 |
Methods and compositions for rapidly detecting and quantifying viable Legionella
Methods and compositions detect and quantify viable Legionella. Dip-slides that include an absorbent medium, growth promoting, and growth selective substances are useful in rapid detection and...
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7932050 |
Enzymatic substrates derived from phenoxazinone and their use as developers in detection of microorganisms with peptidase activity
Enzymatic phenoxazinone substrates of formula (I): in reaction media containing the same are used for detecting, identifying and/or quantifying microorganisms expressing at least one peptidase...
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7919232 |
Advanced pathogen testing and carcass-certification methods for slaughter operations
The invention provides methods for certification of carcasses, and for detecting a contaminated carcass and preventing its movement into or across a production area. The inventive methods comprise...
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7906337 |
Method of generating and using biological qualification slides to qualify biological screening devices
Kits and methods for qualifying automated biological screening system. At least one biological specimen having a plurality of marked target zones (MTZs) exhibiting an attribute is provided. The...
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7901895 |
Screening for neurotoxic amino acid associated with neurological disorders
Methods for screening for neurological disorders are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed for screening for neurological disorders in a subject by analyzing a tissue sample obtained from...
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7901932 |
Methods and compositions for rapidly detecting and quantifying viable Legionella
Methods and compositions detect and quantify viable Legionella and other heterotrophic aerobic bacteria. Dip-slides that include an absorbent medium, growth promoting, and growth selective...
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7892783 |
Culture medium for detecting and identifying Vibrio bacteria
The present invention relates to a reaction medium for cholerae-group Vibrio (cholerae/vulnificus and mimicus) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, comprising a substrate for detecting a...
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7871773 |
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...
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7863013 |
Method for the production of overproducing Staphylococcus aureus strains
The present invention relates to a method for the production of an overproducing Staphylococcus aureus strain comprising: (a) culturing a Staphylococcus aureus strain on a culture medium M1, M2 or...
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7851179 |
Method of measuring lipoarabinomannan and application thereof
A method for measuring LAM and a method for detecting an acid-fast bacterium, which comprise at least a step of allowing a Limulus reagent to contact with a LAM-containing sample, a method for...
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7851177 |
Method for detecting presence of acidophilic microorganisms in bioleaching solution
A method of rapid analysis of the presence of active acidophilic microorganisms in a bioleaching solution includes the steps of: concentrating the solution, removing luminescence inhibitory agents...
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7842496 |
Advanced selective plating media
Selective growth media N4 agars that include a combination of high levels of yeast extract, possibly higher levels of protein, elevated levels of sugar and reduced levels of sodium chloride. The...
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7833747 |
Methods for detecting an endotoxin with a lysate reagent
An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of detecting and quantifying endotoxin in a sample in which endotoxin derived from gram-negative bacteria cannot be accurately...
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7824883 |
Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of microbes with frequency modulated multi-wavelength intrinsic fluorescence
Method and apparatus for the detection of microbes in liquids, in air and on non-living surfaces in which samples are exposed to frequency-modulated electromagnetic radiation of specific energies...
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7820405 |
Specific bacterial inclusions in bone marrow cells indicate systematic lupus erthematosus, and treatment for lupus
A method for diagnosing for the presence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a patient is disclosed. In accordance with this method, megakaryocytes present in bone marrow of a person suspected...
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7807403 |
Device and direct method for detection of antibiotic-inactivating enzymes
A method for determining whether a microorganism produces an AmpC β-lactamase is disclosed in which a culture of a microorganism suspected of producing a β-lactamase that inactivates a β...
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7795417 |
Oligonucleotides and methods for detection of west nile virus
The invention provides methods of detecting West Nile virus and oligonucleotide reagents derived from a West Nile virus consensus sequence that are useful in the methods of the invention.
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7794968 |
Polydiacetylene-containing solid colorimetric and/or fluorescent detector, method for its preparation and uses thereof
The invention provides a colorimetric and/or fluorescent detector, which is a solid organic matrix, most preferably in the form of a gel, comprising polydiacetylene(s) and one or more lipids....
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7781185 |
Apparatus and method for testing liquid samples
An article for holding a liquefied sample for the quantification of biological material in the sample includes a device having a reaction chamber enclosing a volume therein, the reaction chamber...
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7771660 |
Electrophoretic interactive spectral methods and devices for the detection and/or characterization of biological particles
Methods for identifying a biological particle in a sample medium include generating an Electrophoretic Quasi-elastic Light Scattering (EQELS) spectrum for the biological particle in the sample...
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7767412 |
Detecting method for the seeds contaminated with plant pathogens
A method of easily detecting a slight percentage of seeds contaminated with a seed-transmissible pathogen as mixed in among a large number of seeds is provided. The method comprises placing a...
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7767413 |
Reagent, medium, and method for detection of alicyclobacilus acidoterrestris
To supply the reagent, medium, and method for detection of Alicyclobacilus acidoterrestris, with which acidoterrestris can be rapidly detected and easily distinguished from acidocaldarius. After a...
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7763442 |
Method for detecting candida on skin
A method and system for rapidly detecting Candida on the skin of a host, such as an infant with diaper rash, is provided. The method includes contacting a dermal sample with a colorant that...
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7754444 |
Biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles for pathogen detection
This invention provides a method of detecting pathogens comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a sufficient amount of biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles with an appropriate sample for an...
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7749694 |
C-type lectin fold as a scaffold for massive sequence variation
This invention provides a class of binding proteins with a range of binding specificities and affinities based upon variation at select amino acid positions within a scaffold. The variable...
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7745169 |
Device and method for the detection and enumeration of multiple groups of microorganisms
A device and method simultaneously detects and enumerates two groups of microorganisms in a test sample, utilizing a single test container. In the container liquid growth media, a chromogenic...
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7745168 |
Method for selectively staining chitin-containing organisms
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 organisms....
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7727513 |
Method for screening for bacterial conjunctivitis
A method for rapidly detecting infectious conjunctivitis in a host is provided. The method includes contacting an ocular test sample with a chromogen (e.g., Reichardt's dye) that exhibits a color...
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7709223 |
Method for detecting bacteria with chromogenic substrates for β-D-ribofuranosidase
A method of detecting β-D-ribofuranosidase activity in bacterial samples includes the step of incubating a sample to allow bacterial growth in the presence of chromogenic β-D-ribofuranosidase s...
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7704706 |
L-alanyl-L-1-aminoethylphosphonic acid (alaphosphin) for selective inhibition of cell growth
Disclosed is a method of selectively inhibiting for growth of non-target cells in a mixed population of target and non-target cells, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the mixed...
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7691600 |
Method for detecting and/or identifying bacteria present in a sample
The present invention relates to a method for detecting and/or identifying bacteria present in a liquid or solid sample, characterized in that: a. the sample that may contain said bacteria is...
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