Patent ID: 8647858
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: C12M

Abstract:
1. A device for collecting airborne microorganisms, the device comprising: an air collecting module, wherein the air collecting module comprises: i) an upper element having an air admission duct permitting entry of an air stream into the module, the duct comprising means for disturbance of the air stream at its base, ii) a lower element having means for evacuation of the air stream, permitting the air stream to exit, wherein the upper and lower elements can be made integral with one another so that the air stream can be created within the air collecting module; and a cartridge, wherein the cartridge has a roughly cylindrical shape and has a microorganism retention zone, the microorganism retention zone having means for lysis of microorganisms, and the cartridge is positioned within the air collecting module, and wherein the means for disturbance of the air stream comprises an ogive-shaped cone positioned at the center of a bore of the air admission duct and at least one blade connecting the ogive-shaped cone to an inside surface of the air admission duct.