Microbiology News: Jul 2018

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Microbiology News: Jul 2018

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) Azithromycin AZM

31 Jul 2018 | Clinical

Liofilchem has received FDA clearance to market in the USA, the Azithromycin (AZM) MTS™ (MIC Test Strip), a quantitative assay for determining the MIC of azithromycin against Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant isolates). more...

Vela Enters Microbiology Market With Great Basin Scientific Purchase

31 Jul 2018 | Clinical

Vela add 6 FDA approved products on a medium multiplexing platform and microbiology know-how enabling our customers to benefit from a new sample-to-result solution cost-efficiently in near patient care setting; adds a manufacturing and R&D site in Salt Lake City, UT, United States. more...

Microbiologics Expands Its Molecular Diagnostics QC Offering

30 Jul 2018 | ClinicalOther

The eight new panels, for verification and routine quality control of common molecular assays are designed to mimic patient sample processing, include convenient features such as pellets and swabs pre-pooled with multiple strains and room temperature storage. more...

Avoid Food Scandals: Safe Solutions for Food

30 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Food safety goes far beyond the visible. Changing regulations and complex processes can lead to delayed product releases. Learn more about safe solutions for food testing. more...

COPAN SRK™ For Environmental Surface Sampling Made Simple!

27 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Rapid, simple, cost efficient system to assess microbial presence on surfaces and equipment. more...

Determine the Presence of Listeria monocytogenes with a 10-minute Assay

27 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

RapidChek Listeria monocytogenes AOAC PTM

Are you testing for Listeria monocytogenes in your production environment? RapidChek® Listeria monocytogenes from Romer Labs® is fast, convenient, scalable and AOAC Performance Tested℠. more...

Listeria PatternAlert™ Assay – Rapid Typing, Direct from Enrichment

27 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

Rheonix, Inc. launches the Listeria PatternAlert™ assay, a breakthrough method to rapidly characterize Listeria strains direct from enrichment. The method helps food producers identify Listeria harborage sites and trace back sources of contamination. more...

Chromogenic Detection of Pathogenic Listeria from Environment and Surfaces

27 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

Testing for Listeria in Food environment

SwabSURE ListeriaP is a self-contained test for the presumptive detection of pathogenic Listeria from the environment and food contact surfaces. After incubation, a colour change indicates presence of L. monocytogenes or L. ivanovii. more...

Listeria: Ubiquitous Bacteria Hoping to Ruin Your Day. Don't Let Them!

27 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceutical

Listeria is everywhere. When present in your food, beverage or pharma operation, it can sicken your staff, or worse yet, your customers - resulting in recalls, shut downs, and loss of revenue. Don't take a chance - test now, test often. more...

New Reference Strains Available from NCIMB

27 Jul 2018 | WaterOther

Three new reference strains have been added to the NCIMB collection. more...

The Fastest Way to Identify Listeria

27 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Julie Archer, Microbiology Analytical Services Manager at Campden BRI describes how their validated MALDI-TOF based Listeria identification service prevents unnecessary actions from false positives by delivering an ID in just 15 minutes. more...

Frozen Veg Cause Deaths in Multi-country Listeriosis Outbreak

27 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Dr Kathie Grant who leads the UK’s national reference laboratory for L. monocytogenes discusses with rapidmicrobiology how whole genome sequencing helped to pinpoint the source of contamination as Greenyard frozen vegetables produced in Hungary. more...

Simplify Your Listeria Workflow

25 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Neogen’s range of validated rapid and conventional testing solutions can simplify the Listeria workflow of your microbiological testing laboratory. Find out more about our complete range of traditional and rapid methods. more...

Fast & Flexible Listeria Detection Kits: Multiplex or Species-Based

25 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Eurofins GeneScan Technologies’ innovative BACGene Listeria Multiplex Real-Time PCR kit detects L. spp. and L. monocytogenes simultaneously in less than 21 hours. Our other PCR kits detect the two separately and our ELISA kit offers a screening. more...

Qualitative Detection and Differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis

24 Jul 2018 | Clinical

The Solana molecular diagnostic instrument FDA cleared for qualitative detection and differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis nucleic acids isolated from nasopharyngeal swab specimens more...

Compare Baker Ruskinn Bugbox to Anaerobic Jars – True Cost Calculator!

24 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

This calculator works out the true costs in materials and labor for Anaerobic or Microaerophilic Jars/Packs and compares it to the costs of buying and running a Baker Ruskinn incubated anaerobic or microaerophilic workstation. Compare today! more...

Bio-Rad Launches iQ-Check Vibrio Real-Time PCR Detection Kit

24 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

The iQ-Check Vibrio Real-Time PCR Kit detects the three main Vibrio species (V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus) in raw or undercooked seafood, faster and more accurately than other existing methods. more...

Guidelines - Identification of Bacteria and Fungi by Targeted DNA Sequencing

23 Jul 2018 | Clinical

CLSI guideline includes information on sequencing DNA targets of cultured isolates, provides a quantitative metric for perceiving microbial diversity, and can serve as the basis to identify microorganisms. more...

Environmental Monitoring Provides Early Warning of Endemic Listeria

23 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

The Matrix Gemini Environmental Monitoring solution provides a solid framework to drive food safety/HACCP compliance across an entire food processing plant. Early warning of food contamination avoids costly product recalls costing millions of dollars. more...

Solus™ One Listeria for Next Day Detection of Listeria in Environmental Samples

23 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

High Volume Listeria Testing for Environmental Samples - Fast Results One Enrichment

A highly efficient assay for the next day detection of Listeria spp. in environmental samples. Solus One Listeria provides a negative or a presumptive positive result from a single enrichment step in under 25 hours. more...

Simplify Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

23 Jul 2018 | ClinicalOther

The new IMMY sōna Aspergillus Galactomannan Lateral Flow Assay for qualitative detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan in serum and BAL samples has easy to use format and rapid 30 minute test time, now available in the UK exclusively from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. more...

Reduce Water Consumption with Astell’s Autofill Benchtop Autoclaves

23 Jul 2018 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Astell Scientific provides a solution to water consumption in its range of small capacity front loading sterilizers. more...

Simple, Flexible and Reliable Validation of Aseptic Filling Lines

23 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

AVM® (Aseptic Validation Medium) is synonymous with reliable and easy-to-use culture media for the detection of beverage-spoiling bacteria, yeasts and moulds when validating aseptic filling lines. more...

Cherwell Publishes Guide on Environmental Monitoring Processes and Validation

21 Jul 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

Guide to Environmental Monitoring Compliant with new EU GMP Annex 1

Cherwell have prepared a guide that addresses and summarises the key changes proposed to EU GMP Annex 1, to help the end user interpret the new guidelines and to create and implement a robust environmental monitoring regime for their cleanroom, whatever the size of their facility. more...

Historical Encounter of Three Famous Scientists

20 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Experts in developing chromogenic media meet in Italy

Dr. RAMBACH who designed Rambach agar for Salmonella detection, Dr. AGOSTI and Pr. OTTAVIANI who designed the ALOA formulation for L. monocytogenes, recently collaborated to develop CHROMagar™ Enterobacteria, a chromogenic alternative to VRBG. more...

New Recapping Solution for High Throughput Sample Storage

20 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Micronic Screw Cap Recapper can be used as a stand-alone instrument or be simply integrated into a fully automated laboratory environment. This makes the screw cap recapper ideal for high throughput workflows and to relieve researchers from repetitive manual labor. more...

NEW Astrovirus Monoclonal Antibodies from Virostat

19 Jul 2018 | Clinical

ViroStat has released a set of new Monoclonal Antibodies to Astrovirus. These antibodies are specific to the major capsid protein of the virus and form pairs for detecting this antigen. more...

Clear Labs Unveils NGS-Based Platform for Routine Pathogen Testing

17 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

Clear Safety is the first end-to-end NGS-based food safety platform for high-volume routine pathogen testing, decreasing the chance of recalls by reducing false negative and false positive rates by two orders of magnitude compared to any other platform on the market. more...

Delafloxacin and Meropenem/Vaborbactam Now Available on Sensititre ID/AST System

17 Jul 2018 | Clinical

The Thermo Scientific Sensititre ID/AST System is the first to offer delafloxacin and meropenem/vaborbactam on IVD-labeled, microbroth dilution susceptibility plates. more...

Eurofins Will Use DuPont Assays to Identify Probiotics at the Strain Level

17 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

DuPont’s PCR genotyping assays will identify probiotics at the strain level in both raw materials and finished products. more...

TSI Facility Monitoring Software Gains OPC Foundation Certification

13 Jul 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

Advanced, reliable, and user-friendly monitoring software for immediate access to critical facility monitoring systems data such as airborne particle counters (multiple manufacturers), temperature, humidity, differential pressure and air velocity. more...

USDA FSIS Chooses 3M for E.coli, Salmonella and Listeria Testing

12 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

3M Molecular Detection System for Food Pathogens

After evaluating other commercially available methods, the USDA FSIS has chosen the 3M™ Molecular Detection System to be the primary method for the detection of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157 (inc O157). more...

Rapid Microbiological Methods for the Brewing Industry

12 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

Rapid Detection Methods for Beer Spoilage Organisms

Whilst beer is relatively microbiologically stable, spoilage microorganisms can be problematic. What methods can brewers employ to detect these microorganisms? Karin Pawlowsky, microbiology manager, Campden BRI shares her knowledge of rapid microbiology methods in brewing. more...

Standardised Workflow Confirms and IDs Food Microbial Isolates

09 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

MALDI Biotyper certified by MicroVal for fast and reliable routine confirmation of foodborne pathogenic bacteria under ISO/DIS 16140-6 uses a standardized workflow for any microbial isolate confirmation and identification in food microbiology. more...

Strategic Consulting: 5th Edition Industrial Microbiology Market Report

09 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Fifth Edition Industrial Microbiology Markets Report - Strategic Consulting

Industrial Microbiology Market Report, 5th Edition (IMMR-5) characterizes the worldwide growth in industrial microbiology markets including market size, growth rates, specifics on where and how testing occurs - report prospectus available for download. more...

Dual Detection of Listeria & Salmonella Species in Environmental Samples

08 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

EnviroPRO™ RT-PCR assay capable of multiplex detection of Listeria and Salmonella species in same assay tube has received AOAC PTM and will be launched at 2018 IAFP conference. more...

COPAN Launches CYCLONE AUTO-PREP™ with Smart Incubators and AI at IAFP

04 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Smart Incubators and AI for Food Microbiology

The CYCLONE AUTO-PREP™ fully automates the traditional pour plate method for TVCs on liquid samples, with optional Smart Incubators and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for automatic colony counting and colony recognition. more...

Acumedia® and Lab M® Brands Become Neogen Culture Media

04 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Acumedia and Lab M products are being combined and rebranded as Neogen Culture Media, the product line supports compliance with global reference methods (such as ISO, BAM, and MLG ) across multiple industries, with a particular focus on food safety testing. more...

Cherwell Enhances Quality Management System

04 Jul 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

Cherwell - cleanroom microbiology solutions provider

Quality management system ISO9001:2015 affirms that Cherwell is operating to stringent QA and manufacturing standards, enabling its pharmaceutical customers to have complete confidence in the company’s range of cleanroom microbiology products. more...

RAPID’B.cereus Detects and Counts All Pathogenic B. cereus in Foods

04 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Bio-Rad's RAPID’B.cereus is the first chromogenic medium to detect and enumerate all pathogenic Bacillus cereus in food samples. The media achieves an ideal balance between selectivity and sensitivity. more...

Special Focus - What's on Show at IAFP 2018

03 Jul 2018 | Other

Browse new and existing products for food microbiology on show at IAFP 2018. Includes new B. cereus chromogenic agar, next day Listeria from swabs, allergen test kits, simpler sample prep with less plastic waste, track and identify Listeria strains from enrichment broth and more. more...

Listeria PatternAlert™ Assay Identifies Strains from Enriched Sample

03 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

Listeria PatternAlert detects molecular patterns in 6 hrs. directly from positive enriched sample, no need for an isolate. Each result can be matched against PatternAlert database to identify their pattern matches across locations and time. more...

Bio-Rad Launches a New PCR Kit and Chromogenic Media

03 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

With our world-class expertise in microbiology and state-of-the-art products, we provide you with the very best, which you've come to expect from Bio-Rad. Explore what we have to offer and see how Bio-Rad is committed to keeping your customers safe more...

Reduce your Sample Preparation Costs with Seward

02 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Good sample preparation is critical for dependable results. The Seward Stomacher 400 EVO draws from the company’s long-standing commitment to quality, reliability and performance with a sleek and durable design, supported by a 3-year warranty. more...

Food Safety Simplified with High Performance Enrichment Media

02 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Actero™ Improves the accuracy and cost of your food safety testing. FoodChek Systems Inc. develops and provides cutting edge food safety solutions for the enrichment of foodborne and environmental pathogens, especially for problem matrices. Booth #832. more...

Testing for Foodborne Pathogens in your Operation? Consider Puritan

02 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Puritan’s US made line of specimen collection and transport devices for environmental sampling assures your lab of consistent and reliable results. See features and benefits here, and visit with us at IAFP booth #1109 to learn more and request samples. more...

IDSA/ASM New Guide to Microbiology Lab Diagnosis of Infectious Disease

02 Jul 2018 | Clinical

With technology moving so rapidly, a new microbiology lab diagnosis of infectious disease guide from IDSA and ASM helps health care providers know what test to order and when. The guide underscores the importance of careful and correct collection and management of blood, urine, skin or other tissue specimens. more...

Infection Control in Endoscopy - Experts’ Online Symposium

02 Jul 2018 | Clinical

The new DEC™ Duodenoscope represents a breakthrough in infection prevention for biliopancreatic endoscopy procedures, addressing the need for single-use endoscopy products. PENTAX Medical hosted lecture series on reducing risk of infection in ERCP procedures is now online. more...

Everything Your Lab Needs for QC. We’re Up to the Challenge.

02 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Microbiologics is the leading provider of QC microorganisms for food laboratories. We offer custom controls and over 900 strains in a variety of formats including qualitative, quantitative, GFP, and Certified Reference Materials (CRM). more...

The New Generation Concentrating Pipette Select from InnovaPrep is Here!

02 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

The CP Select is an automated sample prep instrument for liquids. It improves the sensitivity for any analytical method with a clean & concentrated sample input. Replacing incubation and centrifugation steps makes sample prep faster, easier, & better. more...

Choose INTERSCIENCE for your Microbiological Analyses

02 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

INTERSCIENCE provides full equipment for safe analysis, from solid sample preparation to final bacterial enumeration and results - lab homogenizers, sterile filter bags, gravimetric dilutors, automatic platers, automatic colony counters and various lab tools. more...

Seward and Inlabtec Announce US Sales Cooperation

02 Jul 2018 | Food & Beverage

Seward and INLABTEC Food Microbiology Sample Prep

See how the new Stomacher 400 EVO and iNLABTEC Serial Dilution system can streamline your laboratory sample preparation and reduce single use plastics. Seward and iNLABTEC will be presenting together for the first time at IAFP 2018 Booth #324 . more...

Next-Generation Tools for Your Environmental Sampling Program

02 Jul 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

New environmental sample collection tools for food processing / packing facilities, improving recovery and viability of microorganisms to support accurate detection or enumeration in the laboratory. World Bioproducts Booth # 409 more...

Fijifilm Pyrostar testing critical water used in the reprocessing of medical devices

SGL Plates and Culture Media for Pharmaceutical Microbiology

QC Standards Controls and Proficiency Testing Schemes

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