APPARATUS FOR TRAPPING FLOATING BACTERIAL CELLS, METHOD FOR COUNTING FLOATING BACTERIAL CELLS, AND SYSTEM FOR COUNTING FLOATING BACTERIAL CELLS

摘要

Disclosed are: an apparatus for trapping floating bacterial cells, which does not undergo the deterioration in trapping efficiency even when the time for replacing a trapping carrier is prolonged, and which enables the long-term and continuous trapping of bacterial cells that are floating in air; and a method for counting floating cells and a system for counting floating cells, each of which utilizes the apparatus. A nozzle (16) has multiple pinholes (16a) which are arranged with regular spacing. A driving mechanism (22) enables the horizontal movement of a supporting container (20) that supports the trapping carrier (30) in such a manner that the movement of the supporting container (20) can make a circle having a radius of less than d wherein d represents the pitch spacing between the pinholes (16a).