3 results about "Enterobacteriaceae bacterium" patented technology

Provided is a method for detecting the presence or absence and / or amount of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria in a food or drink sample, an environmental sample, or a biological sample, in a short period of time, easily and efficiently. The method includes a step of simultaneously detecting the presence or absence and / or amount of at least two or more different genera of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria in a sample based on an antigen-antibody reaction.

The invention relates to a method for the fermentative production of recombinant proteins using fnr mutants of E. coli. Using these strains, increased amounts of recombinant protein in the culture medium can be achieved compared to the prior art.

The present invention relates to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and to the prevention or treatment of infections of drug-resistant pathogens, such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and / or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). In particular, the invention relates to the treatment or prevention of colonisation of CRE and / or VRE in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, before they cause invasive infections, for example in the blood. The invention provides novel formulations, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using them to prevent or treat CRE and / or VRE infections or intestinal colonisations thereof.