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1. A method of processing at least one biological sample capable of containing at least one target microorganism, said method being carried out within a container and comprising the following steps:
a) potentially placing said biological sample in contact with at least one culture medium within said container, the mixture of the biological sample and of said culture medium forming all or part of the contents, b) potentially incubating the container at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to allow the growth of said at least one target microorganism, c) performing at least one step of homogenising the biological sample, during which the contents are displaced from a level n, corresponding to the level of the contents at rest, to a homogenisation level nh, distinct from the level n, and vice versa, said method comprising, before, after or during all or part of the homogenisation step c), the following step:
c′) generating a displacement of the contents to a level n+1, which is different from levels n and nh, such that the contents come into contact with at least one culture means and/or at least one analysis means positioned in the chamber of the container, between level n+1 inclusive and level nh exclusive. |
