Universal test systems and methods of use thereof for identifying multiple families of microorganisms
CA 2257609 A1 · Owner: Dade Microscan Inc. · Inventors: Godsey, James H.; Nothaft, Daniel M.
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The present invention relates to universal test systems and methods of use thereof for identifying a microorganism among at least two groups of widely divergent microorganisms. The universal test system comprises a predetermined combination of non-redundant biochemical tests comprising a substrate for at least one enzyme wherein the substrate if acted on by the enzyme results in , formation of a detectable product. Detectable products from the combination of biochemical tests are then used to identify the microorganism.
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- Filed March 16, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 16, 2018.
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