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Taxonomic identification of microorganisms by capture and intrinsic fluorescence detection
Hea-Young Mason1, Christopher Lloyd, Margaret Dice
1National Center for the Design of Molecular Function, Department of Electrical Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4155, USA.
Biosensors & Bioelectronics
|April 23, 2003
Abstract:
Quick and accurate detection of microbial contamination is accomplished by a unique combination of leading edge technologies described in this and the accompanying article. Microbe capture chips, used with a prototype fluorescence detector, are capable of statistically sampling the environment for pathogens (including spores), identifying the specific pathogens/exotoxins, and determining cell viability where appropriate.