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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tera M. Nordby, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting a xerophilic microorganism is provided. The method comprises providing a sample to be tested, an aqueous diluent comprising about 1.0 to about 10.2 weight percent glycerol, and a thin film culture device comprising a cold water-reconstitutable medium to facilitate the growth of a microorganism. The method further comprises mixing the sample with the aqueous diluent to form an inoculum, contacting a predefined amount of the inoculum with the reconstitutable medium to form an inoculated thin film culture device, incubating the inoculated thin film culture device for a period of time, and detecting a presence or an absence of colony of a microorganism. Kits for detecting a xerophilic microorganism according to the method are also provided.