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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Susan Rigby, Acton, MA (US);
Heather P. O'keefe, Lexington, MA (US);
Henrik Stender, Gentofte, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boston Probes, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q001/68 ; C12P019/34 ; C07H021/02 ; C07H021/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is directed to a rapid and simple method for determining organisms and/or cells in a sample. Generally, the method is directed to the use of molecular probes to selectively stain the organisms and/or cells for determination wherein growth medium, fixative reagents and/or excess molecular probes need not be separated before a determination is made.