| 20090269788 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MICROORGANISM - A method for detecting a microorganism in a sample containing or suspected of containing said microorganism, said method comprising: i) contacting said sample with a binding agent for said microorganism, wherein the binding agent is immobilised on a support, and allowing the binding agent to bind microorganism to form an immobilised complex; ii) separating the sample from the immobilised complex; iii) contacting the support with a liquid medium and a reagent which removes which eliminates, inactivates or inhibits a contaminant that may interfere with a microorganism detection assay; and iv) detecting microorganisms retained on the support using said microorganism detection assay. | 10-29-2009 |
