MICROORGANISM CONCENTRATION PROCESS AND CONCENTRATION AGENT FOR USE THEREIN

摘要

A process for capturing or concentrating microorganisms for detection or assay comprises (a) providing an adsorption buffer-modified inorganic concentration agent that is prepared by a process comprising (1) contacting at least one inorganic concentration agent with at least one cation-containing salt solution, so as to wet at least a portion of the inorganic concentration agent and (2) drying the resulting at least partially wet inorganic concentration agent; (b) providing a sample comprising at least one microorganism strain; and (c) contacting the adsorption buffer-modified inorganic concentration agent with the sample such that at least a portion of the at least one microorganism strain is bound to or captured by the adsorption buffer-modified inorganic concentration agent.