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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin R Ackland, Wantage, GB;
Roderick M De'ath, Wantage, GB;
Assignee:
Metal Box p.l.c., Reading, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
738665 ; 324447 ;
Abstract
For use in detecting micro-organisms in a sample of a substance, a container for holding the sample consists of a glass bottle and closure in the form of an elastomeric bung, the bung being provided with a pair of chambers each housing a respective electrode until the container is required for use, when the electrodes are urged upwardly, breaking through a membrane of the bung to bring the electrodes into contact with the test sample in the bottle.