发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TESTING THE ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY OF A PARAFFINOPHILIC MICROORGANISM |
摘要 |
A method of automatically testing the sensitivity of a paraffinophilic microorganism to different antimicrobial agents and concentrations thereof includes a plurality of receptacles (2-22) each containing an amount of liquid medium, and antimicrobial agent to be tested and the microorganism to be tested. A paraffin containing slide (32-52) is placed in each receptacle (222) after which incubation is effected. A light scatter sensor (62) is employed to automatically and sequentially monitor the extent of microorganism growth on the slides (32-52) and the growth of each slide is employed to determine which antimicrobial agent and which concentration is effective to resist growth of the paraffinophilic microorganism. The slides (32-52) are moved sequentially in operative relationship with the light scatter sensor (62) while resisting rotational movement of the slides. Positive and negative control slides are preferably employed as is a computer (64) in receiving and processing the results of the slide testing. Related apparatus is disclosed.
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申请公布号 |
CA2230609(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.04.03 |
申请号 |
CA19962230609 |
申请日期 |
1996.09.10 |
申请人 |
INFECTECH, INC. |
发明人 |
FELDER, MITCHELL S.;OLLAR, ROBERT-A. |
分类号 |
C12M1/34;C12Q1/18;(IPC1-7):C12Q1/18;G01N35/02 |
主分类号 |
C12M1/34 |
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