| 摘要 |
<p>A method and a sealable, sterilizable vessel for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a specimen, the vessel containing a liquid culture medium and a sensor means with an indicator medium therein. A hydrophobic vent (3) is provided in a stopper of the sterilizable vessel. If the microorganism to be detected is an anaerobic organism, then the vessel is kept hermetically sealed by the stopper. If the microorganism to be detected is an aerobic organism, then a channel stopper (1) is removed to allow for the passage of gas into the vessel. Changes in the indicator medium resulting from a change in a gas within the vessel, volatile acid production or pH concentration in the medium, are detected from outside the vessel.</p> |
