EP 1206486 A2 20020522 - GROWTH-ENHANCING MEDIA FOR MYCOBACTERIA
Title (en)
GROWTH-ENHANCING MEDIA FOR MYCOBACTERIA
Title (de)
WACHSTUMSVERSTÄRKENDES MEDIUM FÜR MYCOBAKTERIEN
Title (fr)
MILIEUX STIMULANT LA CROISSANCE POUR MYCOBACTERIES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0023166 W 20000824
- US 15048999 P 19990824
- US 50489100 A 20000216
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0114419A2] This invention provides a method for enhancing the growth of acid-fast microorganisms in culture comprising growing the acid-fast microorganisms in the presence of an aliphatic organic acid of 8-10 carbon atoms. The diagnosis of tuberculosis and many other mycobacterial diseases has been hampered by the slow growth of these organisms using currently available culture methods. The addition of octanoic acid to currently available agar and broth media formulations utilized for the cultivation of pathogenic mycobacteria results in a marked reduction in generation time with an increase in growth yield. The growth promoting activity of octanoic acid offers the potential for significantly more rapid diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 1/38 (2006.01); C12R 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0114419A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0114419 A2 20010301; WO 0114419 A3 20010927; AU 6799900 A 20010319; CA 2383397 A1 20010301; EP 1206486 A2 20020522; JP 2003507053 A 20030225
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0023166 W 20000824; AU 6799900 A 20000824; CA 2383397 A 20000824; EP 00955864 A 20000824; JP 2001518748 A 20000824