MEASUREMENT OF BACTERIAL CO 2? PRODUCTION IN AN ISOLATED FLUOROPHORE BY MONITORING AN ABSORBANCE REGULATED CHANGE OF FLUORESCENCE

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EP 0 519 066 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/52

(21)	Application number: 92904836.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.12.1991

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 06^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 64^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 80^{( . )}

C12M 1/ 34^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 27^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 78^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 49^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1991/009716

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1992/012413 (23.07.1992 Gazette 1992/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE DE ES FR GB IT SE

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Priority:

04.01.1991 US 19910638481

(71)	Applicant: BAXTER DIAGNOSTICS INC.
	Deerfield, IL 60015 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MORRIS, Roger, James Sacramento, CA 95831 (US) BASCOMB, Shoshana Davis, CA 95616 (US) BOBOLIS, Jamie Sacramento, CA 95826 (US) SHERMAN, David Sacramento, CA 95883 (US) Olson, Carolyn Shelchuk Sacramento CA 95822 (US)

(74)	Representative: MacGregor, Gordon
	ERIC POTTER CLARKSON St. Mary's Court St. Mary's Gate Nottingham, NG1 1LE Nottingham, NG1 1LE (GB)

(54)	MEASUREMENT OF BACTERIAL CO 2? PRODUCTION IN AN ISOLATED FLUOROPHORE BY MONITORING AN ABSORBANCE REGULATED CHANGE OF FLUORESCENCE