Patent ID: 7041470
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B01L,C12M,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of assaying susceptibility of biofilms to antimicrobial reagents, the method comprising the steps of: providing a vessel with a cover of the vessel having a plurality of protruding biofilm adherent sites and providing a flowing liquid growth medium across the plurality of protruding bioflim adherent sites, in which the plurality of biofilm adherent sites share the flowing liquid growth medium; forming a plurality of biofilms on the plurality of biofilm adherent sites; providing at least one antimicrobial reagent to determine a susceptibility of said biofilms to said at least one antimicrobial reagent; contacting the biofilms with said at least one antimicrobial reagent; determining the susceptibility of said biofilm to said at least one antimicrobial reagent; and assaying the susceptibility of said biofilms to said at least one antimicrobial reagent.