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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Seibert, Lakewood, CO (US);
David K. Benson, Golden, CO (US);
Timothy Michael Flynn, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/24 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an assay system for identifying a hydrogen-gas-producing organism, including a sensor film having a first layer comprising a transition metal oxide or oxysalt and a second layer comprising hydrogen-dissociative catalyst metal, the first and second layers having an inner and an outer surface wherein the inner surface of the second layer is deposited on the outer surface of the first layer, and a substrate disposed proximally to the outer surface of the second layer, the organism being isolated on the substrate.