Patent ID: 9273340
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for detecting a Salmonella microorganism in a sample, the method comprising: providing: inoculating the culture device with the sample; placing the second indicator system in fluid communication with the culture medium; incubating the inoculated culture device for a period of time sufficient to permit growth of the Enterobacteriaceae microorganism, if the Enterobacteriaceae microorganism is present in the sample; observing the culture device to detect at least one Enterobacteriaceae-microorganism; contacting the culture medium of the incubated culture device with the first indicator system of the detection article only if the at least one Enterobacteriaceae microorganism is detected; and observing the article-contacted culture device to detect a conversion of the first indicator system from a first state to a second state; wherein the first and second indicator systems are distinct; wherein conversion of the first indicator system from the first state to the second state indicates the at least one Enterobacteriaceae-microorganism is a