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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
J. Manuel Perez, Orlando, FL (US);
Charalambos Kaittanis, Orlando, FL (US);
Sudip Nath, Orlando, FL (US);
J. Manuel Perez, Orlando, FL (US);
Charalambos Kaittanis, Orlando, FL (US);
Sudip Nath, Orlando, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of testing bacterial cells for antimicrobial susceptibility includes preparing a suspension of the bacterial cells in a non-nutrient medium, mixing with the suspension an antimicrobial, a carbohydrate usable by the bacterial cells, metallic nanoparticles, and a lectin, and incubating the mixture while monitoring a parameter of the nanoparticles responsive to use of the carbohydrate by the bacterial cells. More broadly stated, the invention includes a method of testing an agent for its effect on cell metabolism by preparing a suspension of cells in a non-nutrient medium, mixing the suspension with the agent, adding a carbohydrate usable by the cells, metallic nanoparticles, and a lectin with binding specificity for the added carbohydrate, and monitoring a nanoparticle parameter responsive to the cells.