Patent ID: 9249382
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: C12M

Claim Text:
1. A device for trapping, isolating, and culturing a filamentous microorganism from a natural environment, consisting of: a first semi-permeable membrane having a pore size of about 0.00001 to less than 10.0 μm; a second semipermeable membrane having a pore size of 0.2 μm to 10.0 μm; and a medium that permits the growth of microorganisms, the first semipermeable membrane having a pore size smaller than the second semipermeable membrane, the first and second semipermeable membranes being attached to each other at their peripheries and defining a sealed hollow space between the two membranes, and the medium being provided in the sealed space between the two membranes, the device being configured to allow the microorganism in the natural environment to enter the closed, sealed space through pores in the first and/or second membranes and be trapped therein.