Patents by Inventor Andréa Re

Andréa Re has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • -specific detection media and identifying and/or counting method using same
    Patent number: 7807439
    Abstract: The invention concerns a medium for specific detection of Staphylococcus aureus and/or discrimination between positive-coagulase Staphylococcus and negative-coagulase enabling Staphylococcus to isolate bacteria of the genus staphylococcus and identify the Staphylococcus aureus species, which use at least an enzymatic substrate, preferably a chromogenic or fluorescent agent, and still more preferably consisting of an indoxyl or naphthol base. The invention also concerns a method for identifying, and optionally counting, Staphylococcus aureus using such a medium. It consists of a Staphylococcus aureus culture medium and at least an enzymatic substrate enabling testing of an ?-glucosidase activity. The invention is particularly applicable in the field of diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Biomerieux S.A.
    Inventors: Christine Cotte, Sylvain Orenga, Andréa Re, Denis Robichon