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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Adrian Ponce, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Adrian Ponce, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); C12Q 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/06 (2013.01); C12Q 1/22 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface. In accordance with the method: bacterial spores are transferred from a place of origin to a test surface, the test surface comprises lanthanide ions. Aromatic molecules are released from the bacterial spores; a complex of the lanthanide ions and aromatic molecules is formed on the test surface, the complex is excited to generate a characteristic luminescence on the test surface; the luminescence on the test surface is detected and quantified.