Method of identifying unknown organisms
CA 1313111 C · Owner: Hubbard, William J. · Inventors: Lane, Jon S.; Hubbard, William J.
Overview
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A direct test for bacterial organisms uses organism specific bacteriophage to combine with the target organisms. Labels on the bacteriophage provide positive identification for the bacterial species or genus. Radioactive fluorescent and, enzymatic labels may be used.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted January 26, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 26, 2010.
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