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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Dna Genotek Inc., Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
H. Chaim Birnboim, Ottawa, CA;
Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Kanata, CA;
Bitapi Ray, Stittsville, CA;
Jacques Oscar Everard Niles, Stittsville, CA;
Olle Maarten de Bruin, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
DNA Genotek, Inc., Kanata, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 1/04 (2013.01); C12Q 1/00 (2013.01); C12Q 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application is to provide a composition and method for stabilizing and maintaining the viability of hardy microorganisms from sample collection to downstream analysis. In particular, there is a method for preserving viable hardy bacteria, such as, or, in a biological sample, comprising contacting the biological sample with a stabilization composition, wherein the stabilization composition comprises a chelating agent, a denaturing, a salt and has a pH between about 6 and about 11.