Microbiological surface sampler
Abstract
Abstract AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED FOR A MICROBIOLOGICAL SURFACE WHICH INCLUDES A SAMPLING SURFACE, CULTURE DISH AND RECEPTACLE THEREFOR. THE IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION ENABLES AN OPERATOR TO SAMPLE A SURFACE AREA FOR MICROBES AND TO TRANSFER THE SAMPLE OF MICROBES THUS OBTAINED DIRECTLY TO THE RECEPTACLE WHERE CULTURE MEDIUM IS ADDED AND THE MICROBE SAMPLE IS INCUBATED THEREBY ELIMINATING THE NECESSILY FOR STERILE STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORTATION OF THE MICROBE SAMPLE WITH SUBSEQUENT CULTURING. THE INVENTION FURTHER PROVIDES A NOVEL METHOD OF SAMPLING SURFACE AREAS FOR MICROBES IN WHICH THE MICROBES ON A SURFACE AREA TO BE SAMPLED ARE COLLECTED ON A NONTOXIC ADHESIVE COATED SURFACE, A LAYER OF A CULTURE MEDIUM IS DEPOSITED OVER THE ADHESIVE COATING CONTAINING THE MICROBE SAMPLE, AND THEREAFTER THE MICROBES ARE INCUBATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE ADHESIVE COATING AND THE LAYER OF CULTURE MEDIUM. D R A W I N G
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Kereluk
- 👤 Robert S Lloyd
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