Osmetech Plc

John Charles Plant

Janet Elizabeth Manning

Paul James Travers

Martin James Henery

Amjad Nissar Chaudry

Andrew John Tummon

Sean Sydney Aiken

Alexander Samuel McNeish

A method for determining the presence of an infection in a liquid sample comprising the steps of: lowering the pH of the liquid sample so as to drive short-chain fatty acids present in the liquid sample, acetic acid in particular, to the gaseous phase; detecting short-chain fatty acids, ammonia and, optionally amine species present as gases in a headspace associated with the liquid sample using a detector which is sensitive to the presence of short-chain fatty acids, ammonia and, optionally, amine species, particularly conductive and semi-conductive polymer sensors; and correlating the presence of detected short-chain fatty acids, ammonia and, optionally, amine species with the presence of the infection.

Determining infections in liquid samples by detecting short-chain fatty acids and ammonia in the headspace associated with the liquid sample using polymer sensors

There is disclosed a method for detecting microorganisms comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of cultures by culturing said microorganisms on a plurality of different media; making measurements of the cultures; collating the measurements of the cultures; and correlating the collated measurements with the presence of the microorganisms.

Method for detecting microorganisms

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John Charles Plant