EP1625401A4 - Apparatus for and method of detecting the presence of and airborne mycotoxin in an enclosure - Google Patents

Apparatus for and method of detecting the presence of and airborne mycotoxin in an enclosure

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Publication number
EP1625401A4
EP1625401A4 EP03741800A EP03741800A EP1625401A4 EP 1625401 A4 EP1625401 A4 EP 1625401A4 EP 03741800 A EP03741800 A EP 03741800A EP 03741800 A EP03741800 A EP 03741800A EP 1625401 A4 EP1625401 A4 EP 1625401A4
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Prior art keywords
enclosure
detecting
mycotoxin
airborne
airborne mycotoxin
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EP03741800A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1625401A1 (en
Inventor
D C Straus
S C Wilson
T L Brasel
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Assured Indoor Air Quality LP
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Assured Indoor Air Quality LP
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Publication of EP1625401A1 publication Critical patent/EP1625401A1/en
Publication of EP1625401A4 publication Critical patent/EP1625401A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
    • G01N1/22—Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state
    • G01N1/2202—Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state involving separation of sample components during sampling
    • G01N1/2205—Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state involving separation of sample components during sampling with filters
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/02—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions involving viable microorganisms
    • C12Q1/24—Methods of sampling, or inoculating or spreading a sample; Methods of physically isolating an intact microorganisms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48—Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50—Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53—Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/569—Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor for microorganisms, e.g. protozoa, bacteria, viruses
    • G01N33/56961—Plant cells or fungi
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
    • G01N1/22—Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state
    • G01N1/2273—Atmospheric sampling
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28—Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/40—Concentrating samples
    • G01N1/405—Concentrating samples by adsorption or absorption
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28—Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/40—Concentrating samples
    • G01N1/4077—Concentrating samples by other techniques involving separation of suspended solids
    • G01N2001/4088—Concentrating samples by other techniques involving separation of suspended solids filtration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2333/00—Assays involving biological materials from specific organisms or of a specific nature
    • G01N2333/37—Assays involving biological materials from specific organisms or of a specific nature from fungi

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  • Microbiology (AREA)
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  • Biotechnology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Urology & Nephrology (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Proteomics, Peptides & Aminoacids (AREA)
  • Cell Biology (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Tropical Medicine & Parasitology (AREA)
  • Mycology (AREA)
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  • Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Genetics & Genomics (AREA)
  • Filtering Materials (AREA)
EP03741800A 2003-05-12 2003-05-12 Apparatus for and method of detecting the presence of and airborne mycotoxin in an enclosure Withdrawn EP1625401A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2003/014856 WO2004106933A1 (en) 2003-05-12 2003-05-12 Apparatus for and method of detecting the presence of and airborne mycotoxin in an enclosure

Publications (2)

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EP1625401A1 EP1625401A1 (en) 2006-02-15
EP1625401A4 true EP1625401A4 (en) 2006-09-06

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EP03741800A Withdrawn EP1625401A4 (en) 2003-05-12 2003-05-12 Apparatus for and method of detecting the presence of and airborne mycotoxin in an enclosure

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EP (1) EP1625401A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2003304160A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004106933A1 (en)

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0672869A1 (en) * 1994-03-16 1995-09-20 PROCOND ELETTRONICA S.p.A. Air purifier apparatus with an electrostatic filter

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US5178832A (en) * 1987-09-28 1993-01-12 The Texas A&M University System Selective immobilization and detection of mycotoxins in solution
US4954320A (en) * 1988-04-22 1990-09-04 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Reactive bed plasma air purification

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0672869A1 (en) * 1994-03-16 1995-09-20 PROCOND ELETTRONICA S.p.A. Air purifier apparatus with an electrostatic filter

Non-Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
ABOUZIED M M ET AL: "PRODUCTION OF POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO THE TRICHOTHECENE MYCOTOXIN 4,15-DIACETYLNIVALENOL WITH THE CARRIER-ADJUVANT CHOLERA TOXIN", APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, WASHINGTON,DC, US, vol. 59, no. 5, May 1993 (1993-05-01), pages 1264 - 1268, XP002933362, ISSN: 0099-2240 *
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 71, no. 1, January 2005 (2005-01-01), pages 114 - 122, XP002388359, ISSN: 0099-2240 *
BRASEL T L ET AL: "Detection of airborne Stachybotrys chartarum macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins in the indoor environment", APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 71, no. 11, November 2005 (2005-11-01), pages 7376 - 7388, XP002388360, ISSN: 0099-2240 *
IAVICOLI IVO ET AL: "External and internal dose in subjects occupationally exposed to ochratoxin A", August 2002, INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, VOL. 75, NR. 6, PAGE(S) 381-386, ISSN: 0340-0131, XP002388363 *
PASANEN A -L ET AL: "Laboratory experiments on membrane filter sampling of airborne mycotoxins produced by Stachybotrys atra Corda", ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PART A GENERAL TOPICS, vol. 27, no. 1, 1993, pages 9 - 13, XP009068751, ISSN: 0960-1686 *
PASANEN ANNA-LIISA ET AL: "Collection of airborne mycotoxins on membrane filters", AIR QUALITY MONOGRAPHS (AMSTERDAM); HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF FUNGI IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., PO BOX 211, SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS; ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING CO., INC., P.O. BOX 882, MADIS, 1994, & INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP; BAARN, NETHERLANDS; NOVEMBER 9-13, 1992, pages 317 - 324, XP009068749, ISSN: 0-444-81866-9 *
See also references of WO2004106933A1 *

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