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Patent Inventor Names
Yasuhiro Sakai0
Yasuyuki Kawashima0
Yoshiro Ikeuchi0
Date of Patent
September 9, 2008
0Patent Application Number
106791460
Date Filed
October 3, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Methods for counting bacteria are described that include: (a) preparing an assay sample by staining a specimen using a fluorescent dye, thereby producing a difference in fluorescent intensity between live bacteria and dead bacteria; (b) detecting optical information from the assay sample; and (c) classifying and counting the live bacteria and the dead bacteria based on the detected optical information. Bacteria counting apparatuses and reagent kits for counting bacteria are also described.
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