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PCT No. PCT/GB96/02709 Sec. 371 Date May 5, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 5, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 5, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/17609 PCT Pub. Date May 15, 1997An assay device comprising a centrifugation tube and, as a sliding fit therein, a less deep inner tube whose base has one or more apertures sufficiently large to allow the passage of particles. This device can be used in an assay for microorganisms in a liquid sample containing fatty material, which comprises centrifuging the sample and a clearing agent in the device, removing the inner tube containing the fatty material, removing at least substantially all of the liquid supernatant in the centrifugation tube, and determining the presence of ATP in the sedimented pellet.
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