Patents by Inventor Maria Teresa Muniesa Pérez

Maria Teresa Muniesa Pérez 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).

  • Method for detecting bacteriolytic conditions in a sample
    Patent number: 9932645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting bacteriolytic conditions in a test sample comprising the step of contacting the test sample with a bacterial strain and a substrate which undergoes a detectable change when cleaved by a specific enzyme of said bacterial strain, wherein the bacterial strain is unable of: (a) uptaking the substrate from the medium and (b) secreting the enzyme specific for the substrate outside of the cell and wherein detecting a change in the test sample due to the cleavage of the substrate by its specific bacterial enzyme indicates that bacteriolytic conditions exist in the test sample. The invention further provides a kit for performing the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
    Inventors: Maria Teresa Muniesa Pérez, Lejla Imamovic, Elisenda Ballesté Pau, Anicet Blanch Gisbert, Francisco Lucena Gutiérrez, Joan Jofre Torroella
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING BACTERIOLYTIC CONDITIONS IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20160281181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting bacteriolytic conditions in a test sample comprising the step of contacting the test sample with a bacterial strain and a substrate which undergoes a detectable change when cleaved by a specific enzyme of said bacterial strain, wherein the bacterial strain is unable of: (a) uptaking the substrate from the medium and (b) secreting the enzyme specific for the substrate outside of the cell and wherein detecting a change in the test sample due to the cleavage of the substrate by its specific bacterial enzyme indicates that bacteriolytic conditions exist in the test sample. The invention further provides a kit for performing the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: María Teresa MUNIESA PÉREZ, Lejla IMAMOVIC, Elisenda BALLESTÉ PAU, Anicet BLANCH GISBERT, Francisco LUCENA GUTIÉRREZ, Joan JOFRE TORROELLA