ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING ARTICLES AND METHODS

• Main Authors: HENRY J. LUBRANT, ROBERT H. SILBERNAGEL, CYNTHIA D. ZOOK, BARBARA L. HORTER, ROBERT E. KOERITZER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 07.06.2010
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention refers to articles for collecting samples from a surface, articles for microbiological analyses of said samples, and methods of use of said articles. The articles include sample collectors, sample housings with optional barrier layers, and sample-ready reagent strips comprising hydrophilic agents to grow and detect microorganisms. The disclosure includes methods to collect, detect, and quantify microorganisms in a surface sample. La presente invención se refiere a artículos para recolectar muestras de una superficie, artículos para análisis microbiológicos de las muestras, y métodos para el uso de los artículos. Los artículos incluyen recolectores de muestra, alojamientos de muestra con capas de barrera opcionales, y tiras reactivas listas para muestra, que comprenden agentes hidrófilos para hacer crecer y detectar los microorganismos. La descripción incluye métodos para recolectar, detectar, y cuantificar los microorganismos en una muestra de superficie.