Method of identifiying the presence, movement and source of microbes within a facility
CA 2425236 A1 · Owner: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company · Inventors: Wilson, Kathy L.; Brodsky, Michael H.; Leger, Lynn
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The present invention relates to a method of identifying the presence movement and source of microbes within a facility in particular to a method , that uses, the genetic fingerprint of microbes to identify their presence movement and , source. The method comprises the steps of: identifying two or more sites in the facility where, the microbes may be present; taking swab samples water samples and/or air , samples, from designated locations; analyzing bacterial isolates from each of the samples to, obtain a genetic fingerprint of the microbes found in each of the samples; and correlating the genetic fingerprints to the sites where the samples were taken and, comparing the genetic …
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- Filed April 11, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 11, 2023.
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