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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
John Walsh, Durham, NC (US);
Jones M. Hyman, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Thurman Thorpe, Durham, NC (US);
Bradford Clay, Wildwood, MO (US);
John Walsh, Durham, NC (US);
Jones M. Hyman, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Thurman Thorpe, Durham, NC (US);
Bradford Clay, Wildwood, MO (US);
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for separating, characterizing and/or identifying microorganisms in a test sample. The method of the invention comprises an optional lysis step for lysing non-microorganism cells that may be present in a test sample, followed by a subsequent separation step. The method may be useful for the separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms from complex samples such as blood-containing culture media. The invention further provides methods for separating, characterizing and/or identifying microorganisms in situ within a single system.