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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H Godsey, Folsom, CA (US);
Daniel M Nothaft, Vacaville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dade MicroScan Inc., West Sacramento, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 34 ; 435 14 ; 435 21 ; 435 23 ; 435 24 ; 435 19 ; 435 12 ; 435968 ; 435882 ; 435885 ; 435843 ; 435853 ; 435851 ; 435871 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a universal test systems and methods of use thereof for identifying a microorganism among at least two groups of widely divergent microorganisms. The universal test system comprises a predetermined combination of non-redundant biochemical tests comprising a substrate for at least one enzyme wherein the substrate, if acted on by the enzyme results in formation of a detectable product. Detectable products from the combination of biochemical tests are then used to identify the microorganism.