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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Method for detection, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms in a sealed container
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 provides a method and system for monitoring, detecting, and/or characterizing a biological particle that may be present in a sample. The method may be accomplished in a sealed container by utilizing a first step time-dependent spectroscopic technique to obtain at least two measurements of a growth composition comprising a sample and correlating said measurements for the detection and/or characterization of a biological particle that may be present in the sample. The method further provides for a subsequent step for the separation, characterizion and/or identification of the microorganisms in the sealed container.