CAPTURE OF MYCOBACTERIA LIKE MICRO-ORGANISMS

摘要

A method for the capture from a sample of micro-organisms having a hydrophobic surface such as mycobacteria, including M. tuberculosis, comprises contacting the micro-organisms with a capture reagent such as pDADMAC which has both a hydrophobic character to bind the micro-organisms by hydrophobic interaction and a polar character, so as to capture the micro-organisms to an acidic surface.