BACTERIOPHAGE-BASED MICROORGANISM DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY USING SPEED OR ACCELERATION OF BACTERIOPHAGE REPRODUCTION

摘要

A method of determining the presence or absence of a target microorganism in a sample to be tested, the method comprising: combining with the sample an amount of bacteriophage capable of infecting the target microorganism to create a bacteriophage-exposed sample; and measuring the time rate of change of the amount of said bacteriophage or the change in the rate of change of the amount of said bacteriophage as an indication of the presence or absence of the target microorganism as a function of time.