Rapid coliform detection system
CA 2504163 C · Owner: Pintar, Katarina D. M. · Inventors: Van Dyke, Michele I.; Pintar, Katarina D. M.; Palmateer, Garry A.
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A system for rapidly determining the presence or quantity of coliform bacteria in a water sample using the enzymes .beta.-D-galactosidase and .beta.-Dglucuronidase. The system includes a first filter means for separating bacteria from the sample and a broth for culturing the bacteria including an inducing agent for inducing enzyme production. A second filter means is used to separate the cultured bacteria from the broth. A lysing agent is exposed to the bacteria on the second filter and incubated with a chemiluminogenic substrate of the enzyme to produce a chemiluminescent product. Light emission is initiated from the second filter means and the emitted light is detected or measured …
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- Filed October 17, 2002 and granted April 3, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 17, 2022.
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