US 11,674,166 B2
Sampling of microorganisms
Angela De Manzanos Guinot, Harpenden (GB); and Kerry O'Donnelly Weaver, Harpenden (GB)
Assigned to FUNGIALERT LTD., Harpenden (GB)
Appl. No. 16/967,876
Filed by FUNGIALERT LTD., Harpenden (GB)
PCT Filed Feb. 8, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/053155
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 6, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/154997, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1802060 (GB), filed on Feb. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0047674 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC C12Q 1/24 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/045 (2013.01); G01N 1/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
 
1. A sampling device comprising:
a) a probe which is hollow, has a top end opposing a bottom end, and the bottom end is configured to be inserted into a growth substrate or a water system;
b) a container positioned at the top end of the probe, and wherein the container is configured to be located above the growth substrate or the water system;
c) a growth medium for one or more microorganisms, wherein the growth medium coats one or more internal surfaces of both the probe and the container to form a coating;
d) a cap included as part of the container, wherein the cap is releasable such that the one or more microorganisms are able to be accessed and removed from the container; and
wherein the growth medium contains a chemoattractant which is a plant pathogen chemoattractant.