METHOD FOR RAPID DETECTION OF BACTERIAL GROWTH IN CULTURES

摘要

This invention provides a method for growth detection and identification ofmicroorganisms in a culture medium comprising providinga culture medium comprising a solubilized oxygen-quenchable phosphorescentcompound, inoculating said culture medium with a substratesuspected of being associated with one or more microorganisms, and detectingmicroorganism growth and identifying said microorganismby causing said phosphorescent compound to phosphoresce and observingquenching of oxygen in said culture of said compound.