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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
Biomérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Arjo Wiggins Fine Papers Limited, Manchester, GB;
Marie-Pierre Montet, Venissieux, FR;
Christine Rozand, St Genis les Ollières, FR;
Gael Depres, Chirens, FR;
Jean-Marie Vau, Paris, FR;
Jean-Marie Baumlin, Anzin Saint Aubin, FR;
BIOMERIEUX, Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
ARJO WIGGINS FINE PAPERS LIMITED, Manchester, GB;
Abstract
A device for the culturing and/or isolation and/or detection and/or identification and/or counting of at least one target microorganism in a sample liable to contain it, which includes a support and a nutrient medium; the support including: a hydrophilic fibrous substrate, at least one porous layer in contact with one of the faces of the fibrous substrate, including a pigment or a mixture of pigments and at least one binder, the pigment having a size of less than 5 μm and the amount of the pigment or the mixture of pigments being between 50 and 97% by dry weight, with respect to the dry weight of the porous layer; the nutrient medium being included in the fibrous substrate. Also relates to the use and to the process for the manufacture of the device.