Compositions and methods for enzymatic decontamination

Details Compositions and methods for enzymatic decontamination Compositions and methods for enzymatic decontamination

1997-10-03

1999-11-16

Fonda, Kathleen K.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

Involving viable micro-organism

435 34, 4351732, 4351737, 4351739, 4352531, 435259, 514556, C12Q 102, C12N 106, C12N 900, A01N 3730

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention is related to a method for the enzymatic decontamination of specimens as a means to control microbiological contamination. The compositions and methods of the invention are especially useful to eliminate non-gram negative contaminants of samples being processed for microbiological analysis.

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