APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS

摘要

An instrument for monitoring the color change of an indicator element (2) sealed within a sterile vessel (1) and exhibiting a color change in response to a change in the pH or CO2 level within the sterile vessel (1) as a result of microbacterial growth within a specimen contained in the sterile vessel (1). The present invention includes means (6, 20) for continuously monitoring the absolute value of the pH and/or CO2 level within the vessel and/or monitoring the rate of change of the absolute value of the pH level.