Patent ID: 6107054
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: C12M,C12Q

Abstract:
A method for carrying out a microbiological assay, comprising:providing a plurality of diffusion disks each carrying a respective antibiotic agent and each having an identification code identifying the respective antibiotic agent;depositing a microbial solution on a nutrient medium;placing said disks in contact with said medium;after the placing of said disks and the depositing of said microbial solution, using a sensing device to acquire information concerning microbe-growth inhibition zones surrounding said disks and read said information into a processing system;after placement of said disks in contact with said medium, scanning said disks with a scanning device to automatically read the identification codes into said processing system; andoperating said processing system to decode said identification codes and thereby determine the antibiotic agents on said disks and associate the determined antibiotic agents with the respective information concerning microbe-growth inhibition zones in an output.