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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E. Fleming, Spokane, WA (US);
Jason Buck Somes, Spokane, WA (US);
Assignee:
Genprime, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 ;
Abstract
This invention describes kits for quantifying viable cells in a sample using fluorescent dyes that can be internalized predominately by viable cells and have fluorescence properties measurably altered when bound to target components. These kits circumvent the need for training personnel in plating, growing and count viable cells, and reduce both the time and the cost required for cellular quantitation according to existing techniques.