Patent ID: 9027420
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B01L,C12M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A microbiological sampling kit for collecting suspected microorganisms from a surface, comprising: a hollow cap having a first side and a second side separated from each other, the two cap sides not being in communication; a sample-collecting swab having a shaft extending from only the first cap side and a sample-collection material portion carried by the shaft, the second cap side being devoid of any sample collecting component; a first test tube coupled to the first cap side in a manually detachable watertight fit and enclosing the swab so as to seal the interior of the first test tube and the swab from the surrounding atmosphere, the first test tube being manually detachable from the first cap side to expose the swab for collection of a sample for microbiological analysis, the first test tube being constructed for optional attachment to the second cap side in a manually detachable watertight fit; a second test tube coupled to the cap second side in a manually detachable watertight fit and extending from the cap away from the first test tube and the swab, the second test tube being constructed for optional attachment to the first cap side in a manually detachable watertight fit; and a quantity of enrichment broth contained in the second test tube for supporting recovery or growth of a microorganism sample of a suspected microorganism collected by use of the swab by uncoupling the cap second side from the second test tube and coupling the cap first side to the second test tube to enclose the swab in the second test tube, sealing the interior of the second test tube and the swab from the surrounding atmosphere, and exposing the swab and sample collected thereby to the enrichment broth.