Akzo N.v.

Richard C Driscoll

Thurman C Thorpe

James E Turner

James L DiGuiseppi

Michael J Calandra

James L Di Guiseppi

Carmella S Moody

James Diguiseppi

An instrument and a sealable, sterilizable vessel for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a specimen, the vessel containing a liquid culture medium and a sensor means with an indicator medium therein. Changes in the indicator medium resulting from pH change or change in CO.sub.2 concentration in the medium are detected from outside the vessel.

Method for detecting microorganisms

The present invention relates to a device and method of detecting microorganisms in a rapid manner and increasing the number of microorganisms detected during the culturing of a sample by the addition of resinous and non-resin adsorbents and molecular sieves in the growth media. These agents have been found to neutralize or remove inhibitory and antimicrobial substances found in samples and media.

Device and method for enhanced recovery and detection of microbial

An instrument and a sealable vessel for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a specimen, the vessel containing a liquid culture medium communicating with a sensor means containing an indicator medium therein. Changes in the indicator medium resulting from pH change or change in CO.sub.2 concentration in the medium are detected from outside the vessel.

Device and method for detecting microorganisms

A method for measuring the concentration of a reagent in a reaction mixture including the steps of: adding dye to a reagent until the dye is at a given concentration in the reagent; mixing the reagent with a reaction mixture comprising a sample which reacts with the reagent to form a reaction product; measuring the formation of reaction product at a first spectral region; measuring the concentration of dye in the reaction mixture at a second spectral region in which the dye has an optical characteristic such as absorption or fluorescence, the second spectral region being different from the first spectral region; and determining the concentration of the reagent in the reaction mixture based on the concentration of dye measured. In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a reagent containing a dye useful in the above method.

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Richard C Driscoll