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7619214 |
Spectrometer chip assembly
Method and apparatus for high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry in an electronic chip assembly, including an input section, an ion filter and detection section and a control...
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7618794 |
Method for controlling environmental allergens
There is provided a method for controlling environmental allergens in articles including toys, bedding, clothing and the like that tend to collect house dust mite and other allergens. One method...
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7618392 |
Methods and compositions for detection of microbial contaminants in peritoneal dialysis solution
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...
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7615376 |
Masking background fluorescence and luminescence in the optical analysis of biomedical assays
In a process for the quantitative optical analysis of fluorescently labelled biological cells 5 , a cell layer on a transparent support at the bottom 2 of a reaction vessel 1 is in contact...
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7611862 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface
A method and an apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface. In accordance with the method: bacterial spores are transferred from a place of origin to a test surface, the...
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7608419 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface
A method and an apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface. In accordance with the method: a matrix including lanthanide ions is provided on the surface containing the...
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7598354 |
Campylobacter glycans and glycopeptides
Multiple strains and species of Campylobacter share a common glycan moiety which is present in a plurality of surface-exposed glycoproteins. This glycan has the formula: GalNAc-a1,...
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7592155 |
Filter snapper
A device for applying an axial compressive force to a fluid contamination detection system comprising a cup joined by a frangible connection to a filter ring, the force being sufficient to break...
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7582415 |
Rapid detection of replicating cells
The invention enables efficient, rapid, and sensitive enumeration of living cells by detecting microscopic colonies derived from in situ cell division using large area imaging. Microbial...
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7576333 |
Optical interrogation system and method for using same
An optical interrogation system and a method are described herein that enable the interrogation of one or more biosensors which can be located within the wells of a microplate. In one embodiment,...
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7575890 |
Method for rapid detection and evaluation of cultured cell growth
Provided is a method and system for the rapid and accurate detection of growth and metabolism of a cellular microorganism in a population of microorganisms in a non-liquid, culture medium. Further...
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7560246 |
Compositions and methods for detecting target microorganisms in a sample
The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for detecting target microorganisms in a sample. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising a...
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7553453 |
Assay implementation in a microfluidic format
An assay implementation in a microfluidic format in a cartridge relating to a point-of-care instrument platform for monitoring and diagnosing infectious diseases (e.g., AIDS and malaria). The...
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7547536 |
Method for detecting bacterial spores
A method of detecting the presence and quantity of bacterial spores, which includes adding an electrophilic alcohol and an acid anhydride to a sample, admixing the sample with a solvent, and...
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7547508 |
Use of nanosecond scale, time-resolved, imaging to differentiate contemporaneous fluorescence responses from multiple substances
Time-dependent differences in fluorescence responses of normal surfaces of the fruit or vegetable as opposed to surfaces which are contaminated with feces, may be used for improved detection of...
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7541035 |
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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7534584 |
Modular compositing-multiple lot screening protocols for detection of pathogens, microbial contaminants and/or constituents
Particular aspects provide a method of sampling, testing and validating test lots (e.g., single-unit production lots), comprising: assembling a plurality of product portions from each of a...
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7529630 |
Method of analyzing mass analysis data and apparatus for the method
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for analyzing mass analysis data for selecting a component similar to a target component quickly and accurately, based on MS n analysis for...
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7527979 |
Devices and methods for rapid detection of pathogens
Assay systems and methods are provided for detecting a target pathogen, such as a microorganism (e.g., bacterium, bacterial toxin) which may be present in a fluid or other location. The method can...
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7527940 |
Method for the determination of changes in a cellular morphological parameter
Disclosed is method for measuring a change in a cellular morphological parameter, for example, the position and/or the shape of a cell. The method comprises labelling a population of cells with a...
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7521201 |
Bacteriophages as selective agents
Compositions containing bacteriophages and methods of using bacteriophages in microorganism detection assays and microbial growth and plating media are disclosed. The lytic ability of these phages...
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7514235 |
Medium for identification of Candida
Disclosed is a medium for the detection and/or identification of a Candida yeast, the medium comprising: a chromogen; carbohydrate in the range 1-5 gms/liter; and an alcohol; the medium being...
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7504202 |
Rapid immunoassay of anthrax protective antigen in vaccine cultures and bodily fluids by fluorescence polarization
The inventive subject matter relates to a competitive method for estimating the concentration in a sample of a Bacillus anthracis protein or antibody thereof selected from the group consisting of...
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7501235 |
Methods of collecting and transporting vaginal discharge for detection of infectious organisms and to facilitate cervical cancer screening
The present invention provides a method of testing for the presence of infectious disease agents or host genetic markers comprising applying a device comprising an absorbent and porous material...
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7494801 |
Method of selecting Escherichia coli strain which highly expresses exogenous genes, Escherichia coli mutant strains selected by this method and process for producing enzymes and compounds using the same
The invention relates to a selection method of an Escherichia coli mutant strain which expresses an exogenous gene at a high level, wherein stress resistance such as hydrogen peroxide...
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7470520 |
Method for enterobacter identification
The present invention is generally related to products and methods permitting the identification of Enterobacter species organisms. In addition, the invention provides the capability to...
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7465560 |
System and method for rapid detection and characterization of bacterial colonies using forward light scattering
A system and a method of detecting and characterizing a bacterial colony are presented in which the results are determined within about 48 hours. The bacterial colony is disposed on a substrate and...
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7465543 |
Multiplex DNA identification of clinical yeasts using flow cytometry
Oligonucleotide probes that are specific for pathogenic yeasts and which may be used for the detection of such yeasts in biological samples are described. These probes are specific for yeast...
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7442762 |
Mutational derivatives of microcin J25
Analogs of bacteriocidal peptide microcin J25 (MccJ25) are provided that have an amino acid sequence that differs from that of MccJ25 by having at least one amino acid substitution; and that...
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7435539 |
Typing of human enteroviruses
The present invention discloses a method for detecting the presence of an enterovirus in a clinical sample. The invention additionally discloses a method for typing an enterovirus in a clinical...
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7432073 |
Method for detecting guaiacol producing bacteria
The present invention relates to a method capable of detecting proliferative bacteria in food and beverage, particularly acid or neutral beverage at low cost within a short time, a detection kit...
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7429464 |
Methods for detecting bacterial pathogens
The present invention provides for methods for detecting bacterial pathogens in a sample. A preferred method includes the steps of: suspending a sample comprising a medium and microorganisms, the...
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7425411 |
Method for recovering microorganisms from a sample
The present invention provides for a method for recovering microorganisms from a sample that is rapid and provides microorganisms substantially free of adsorbents and other particles. The method...
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7422871 |
Uropathogenic E. coli D-serine detoxification operon
Disclosed are methods of detecting uropathogenic E. coli genes that are differentially expressed in response to D-serine. Also disclosed are methods of characterizing bacterial isolates from...
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7422870 |
Bacteria counting method
Methods for counting bacteria are described that include: (a) preparing an assay sample by staining a specimen using a fluorescent dye, thereby producing a difference in fluorescent intensity...
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7419798 |
Rapid and sensitive detection of bacteria in blood products, urine, and other fluids
The invention provides methods of detecting bacteria in fluids, including blood, platelets and other blood products for transfusion, and urine. The methods are based on lysing the bacteria to...
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7419797 |
Rapid coliform detection system
A system for rapidly determining the presence or quantity of coliform bacteria in a water sample using the enzymes β-D-galactosidase and β-D-glucuronidase. The system includes a first filter...
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7410791 |
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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7410769 |
Peptide biosensors for anthrax protease
The present invention provides a protease biosensor that can be used to detect the presence of the lethal factor protease from Bacillus anthracis, as well as methods for using the protease...
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7407775 |
Method for identifying Listeria monocytogenes and culture medium
A substrate which can be used for the direct identification of pathogenic bacteria belonging to the genus Listeria by detecting an esterase activity other than Phosphatidyl Inositol-specific...
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7390489 |
Monoclonal antibody selectively recognizing listeria monocytogenes, hybridoma producing the antibody, test kit comprising the antibody and detection method of listeria monocytogenes using the antibody
The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody binding specifically to the p60 protein of Listeria monocytogenes , a hybridoma cell producing the monoclonal antibody, a test kit comprising...
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7385049 |
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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7384778 |
Methods and devices for the detection of pathogenic microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility
The present invention provides devices and methods for determining the presence or absence of pathogens in a biological sample and for the concurrent determination of the antimicrobial...
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7384763 |
Method of detecting β-D-ribofuranosidase activity
This invention provides new methods for detecting enzyme activity using enzyme substrates comprising an enzyme cleavable portion and a chromogenic portion. The enzyme cleavable portion is a...
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7374906 |
Biological assays using gradients formed in microfluidic systems
The present invention discloses a device for monitoring chemotaxis or chemoinvasion. The present invention further provides a flexible assay system and numerous assays that can be used to test...
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7374905 |
Medium composition, method and device for selectively enhancing the isolation of anaerobic microorganisms contained in a mixed sample with facultative microorganisms
The present invention is directed to a medium, broth or agar, and a method of utilizing the same, in order to isolate and/or identify anaerobes from a mixed sample that contains facultative...
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7368259 |
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)...
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7364874 |
Mediucm for detecting Van A and Van B vancomycin-resistant entercocci and method of using the same
Van A and Van B vancomycin resistant enterococci detection media as well as a method of selectively detecting Van A and Van B vancomycin resistant enterococci clinically important in vancomycin...
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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...
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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....
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