Patent ID: 11959064
Assignee: NEOGEN FOOD SAFETY US HOLDCO CORPORATION
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of making a flowable, dried agglomerated microbiological nutrient medium, the method comprising:
introducing a nutrient component comprising a powdered nutrient, and an agglomeration liquid, into an agglomerator comprising a flow-through-type agglomeration chamber;
wherein the nutrient component facilitates the growth of a microorganism selected from the group consisting of a bacterium, a yeast and a mold; wherein the agglomeration liquid is introduced as an atomized spray;
wet-massing the nutrient component with the agglomeration liquid in the agglomeration chamber for a predetermined period of time to form agglomerated nutrient medium particles; and
exposing the agglomerated nutrient medium particles to drying conditions for a period of time to form the dried, agglomerated nutrient medium; and
isolating a subpopulation of the particles having a size distribution range being about 149 microns to 1000 microns,
wherein the subpopulation of the particles having a size distribution range being about 149 microns to 1000 microns is a second subpopulation, and further comprising a step of isolating a first subpopulation having a particle size distribution range of about 105 microns to about 2000 microns.