摘要 |
Apparatus and method for collection of a target material from a liquid sample comprising target species that contain the target material. The apparatus comprises a fluid flow conduit (12) in communication with a filter medium (18) having a pore size adapted to retain target species thereon and pass, as filtrate, lysate containing the desired target material. A lysing agent conduit (30) communicates with the fluid flow conduit and delivers lysing agent to the filter medium (18) to lyse the target cells thereby releasing the desired intracellular target material. The lysing agent may be recirculated through the filter medium (18) for a sufficient time to permit sufficient quantity of lysate to circulate through the system for lysate collection and subsequent assay.
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