Abstract: The invention concerns new analytical methods for detecting and identifying qualitatively and quantitatively germ contaminations, e.g. bacterial and yeast contaminations usings specific DNA sequences, indicating living and dead germs within 12 hours time or less. The DNA is amplified and as quantified. The invention also embraces kits.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2005
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2011
Assignee:
ETS Laboratories
Inventors:
Peter D. Brodmann, Marc Fehlmann, Juerg Gafner, Naomi Porret, Sergio Schmid, Ralf Seyfarth, Martin Sievers, Anne Terrettaz, Christina Uermoesi
Abstract: The invention concerns new analytical methods for detecting and identifying qualitatively and quantitatively germ contaminations, e.g. bacterial and yeast contaminations usings specific DNA sequences, indicating living and dead germs within 12 hours time or less. The DNA is amplified and as quantified. The invention also embraces kits.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 6, 2005
Publication date:
October 30, 2008
Applicant:
ETS Laboratories
Inventors:
Peter D. Brodmann, Marc Fehlmann, Juerg Gafner, Naomi Porret, Sergio Schmid, Ralf Seyfarth, Martin Sievers, Anne Terrettaz, Christina Uermoesi