Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Horlick, Kenneth R. (Department: 1637)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
Reexamination Certificate
active
07108980
ABSTRACT:
This invention is related to methods pertaining to the determination of bacteria and yeast wherein the methods comprise: a) filtering a sample containing bacteria and yeast through at least one filter; b) treating the filter or filters with a medium which facilitates the growth of the bacteria and yeast; c) growing the bacteria and yeast on the filter or filters to thereby produce colonies or microcolonies of the bacteria and yeast; d) fixing the colonies or microcolonies to the filter or filters; e) treating each filter under suitable hybridization conditions with one or more enzyme labeled PNA probes wherein, each PNA probe comprises a probing nucleobase sequence complementary to a target sequence in the nucleic acid of the bacteria and/or yeast; f) removing excess enzyme labeled PNA probe from each of the filters; and g) determining enzyme activity remaining on each filter to thereby identify or enumerate colonies or microcolonies on the filter or filters.
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Hyldig-Nielsen Jens J.
O'Keefe Heather P.
Boston Probes, Inc.
Gildea Brian D.
Horlick Kenneth R.
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