US Patent Issued to Phigenics on June 9 for "Detection of mycobacterium on growth media" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,945, issued on June 9, was assigned to Phigenics LLC.

"Detection of mycobacterium on growth media" was invented by Leah Wickenberg (Reno, Nev.), Avneet K. Chhabra (Sparks, Nev.) and William F. McCoy (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To determine the presence of Mycobacterium in an environment, a sample from the environment can be plated onto a growth medium that is selective for Mycobacterium. Prior to plating, the sample may be treated with a compound containing sodium dodecyl sulfate containing glycine hydrochloride. Plating may occur immediately after the addition of the compound or after a standing period. The agar based ...