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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Seibert, Lakewood, CO (US);
David K. Benson, Golden, CO (US);
Timothy Michael Flynn, Grand Junction, CO (US);
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 ;
Abstract
Provided is a system for identifying a hydrogen gas producing organism. The system includes a sensor film having a first layer comprising a transition metal oxide or oxysalt and a second layer comprising a 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 adjacent to the outer surface of the second layer, the organism isolated on the substrate.