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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2004
Sylvain Orenga, Neuville-sur-Ain, FR;
Celine Roger-dalbert, Vaux-en-Bugey, FR;
John Perry, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, GB;
Arthur James, Cockermouth, GB;
Sylvain Orenga, Neuville-sur-Ain, FR;
Celine Roger-Dalbert, Vaux-en-Bugey, FR;
John Perry, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, GB;
Arthur James, Cockermouth, GB;
Biomerieux, Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a medium for detecting and/or identifying microorganisms present in a sample, comprising a culture medium and at least one substrate that can be hydrolysed to a labelled product by at least a first enzyme not free in the sample, and specific for the microorganisms, characterized in that it also comprises at least one inhibitor of at least a second enzyme, different from the first enzyme or identical to it, but free in said sample and not originating from a microorganism. The present invention also finds a preferred application in the field of biomedical diagnosis or in food microbiology, and more particularly in bacteriology and mycology.