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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Kevin Hacker, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gregory Govoni, San Carlos, CA (US);
Nikolay Sergeev, Foster City, CA (US);
Elena Bolchacova, Union City, CA (US);
Maxim Brevnov, Union City, CA (US);
Manohar Furtado, San Ramon, CA (US);
Johnie Young, Daly City, CA (US);
Jim Nurse, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Mariela Cuadras, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Hacker, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gregory Govoni, San Carlos, CA (US);
Nikolay Sergeev, Foster City, CA (US);
Elena Bolchacova, Union City, CA (US);
Maxim Brevnov, Union City, CA (US);
Manohar Furtado, San Ramon, CA (US);
Johnie Young, Daly City, CA (US);
Jim Nurse, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Mariela Cuadras, San Jose, CA (US);
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for detecting microbial contaminants, such as bacteria and fungi, in fluids such as drinking water, pharmaceutical solutions and tissue culture media are provided. More particularly, provided are filtration devices for capture and processing of microorganisms from fluids, and improved methods for recovery, lysis and detection of microorganisms based on a combination of physical disruption with small beads and lysis solutions.