Latest Microbiology News
iQ-Check E. coli O157:H7 and iQ-Check STEC VirX and SerO assays were modified to include 375 g test samples with single enrichment in Buffered Peptone Water for both Salmonella and pathogenic E.coli plus use of the iQ-Check Free DNA Removal Solution. more...
VeraTest Biotin can determine biotin levels and, using targeted nanomagnetic beads, capture and remove biotin from a sample. VeraBind Biotin is a proprietary monoclonal antibody that can be used by diagnostic manufacturers to convert existing assays to be biotin-interference free. more...
ChLIA-based tests for detection of antibodies against Borrelia and Epstein-Barr Virus now available on EUROIMMUN RA Analyzer 10 System
more...IDEXX Legiolert® Receives AFNOR ‘NF Validation’ Certification
15 Jul 2019 | W
AFNOR-certified Legiolert® is a rapid method for the detection of Legionella pneumophila - the primary causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease - in hot and cold sanitary water and cooling tower water, giving confirmed results within 7 days. more...
Virus Concentration - Faster, Easier, Better
15 Jul 2019 | WCV
InnovaPrep products enable rapid concentration of viruses from larger liquid volumes than other methods allow thereby providing the highest concentration factors possible - faster, easier, better. No centrifugation required. more...
Increasing Throughput with INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96 Channel Pipette
15 Jul 2019 | F&BCOP
Researchers at the University of North Texas are using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96 electronic pipette to increase the throughput of their ELISA, Luminex and flow cytometry workflows, as well as to improve the reproducibility of their results. more...
Sensititre System offers one of the widest, most up-to-date selections of antimicrobials for MDR infections. In addition to the new standard formats, labs can also create their own custom AST plates from a selection of over 300 antimicrobials, including eravacycline, omadacycline and plazomicin. more...
SampleReady® Pre-Weigh Soluble Media Pouches
11 Jul 2019 | F&B
Media Preparation anxiety? SampleReady® Soluble Media Pouches is your solution. Gamma irradiated, just add sterile water and start testing. more...
A New Technology Sheds Light on Salmonella and Listeria
11 Jul 2019 | F&B
A recent paper in Angewandte Chemi describes NEMIS Technologies' research work, on ultra-sensitive chemiluminescence-based technology for the detection of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. more...
Bio-Rad To Launch New Droplet Digital PCR Kit to Detect STEC in Food
09 Jul 2019 | F&BP
Come check out our new dd-Check STEC kit and Digital PCR instruments at Booth 427. 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. more...
What's on Show at IAFP? - A rapidmicrobiology Special Focus
09 Jul 2019 | F&B
Are you planning your visit to IAFP and need to know where to start? Or do you want to know what your missing? This rapidmicrobiology Special Focus brings you the latest innovations in Microbial Food Safety. more...
Merck's test cards provide quick and easy confirmation utilizing bacteria specific enzymes and a simple detection system with specific chromogenic and fluorogenic substrates. more...
Hygiena’s announcements at IAFP include next-generation ATP monitoring - the EnSURE Touch; real-time PCR testing for foods including a more accurate method to quantify Salmonella in poultry; methods to ensure safety of Cannabis-infused foods; allergen detection; and an improved Listeria test. more...
MilliporeSigma Featuring MC Media Pads at IAFP
08 Jul 2019 | F&B
Simplify your workflow one pad at a time with MilliporeSigma’s MC Media pads for routine testing of microbial contamination in your food and beverage products. Simply inoculate by adding your sample- no spreading required- then just incubate, and count! IAFP 2019 Booth #555 more...
Listeria innocua Controls with GFP Markers
08 Jul 2019 | F&B
Learn more about our test-ready Listeria innocua Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) controls designed as reliable surrogates to Listeria monocytogenes. more...
Challenges in the Detection of E. coli O103
08 Jul 2019 | F&B
In this interview with Professor Keith Warriner, food safety expert and Professor of Microbiology at the University of Guelph we learn some of the factors that shape the effectiveness of outbreak responses to E. coli O103 more...
The BioCode® MDx-3000 system offers the high volume laboratory an alternative to high cost, single use, cartridge-based molecular test systems. more...
Concentrating Pipette for Improved Detection and Same Shift Results
08 Jul 2019 | F&BCPV
The CP Select is an automated sample prep instrument for liquids. It improves the sensitivity for any analytical method whether molecular or culture based providing a clean & concentrated sample input. Reduce your costs by reducing labor, time to market, recalls, and incidences of harm. more...
Solus One Offers a Palatable Alternative to BAM Pathogen Testing
08 Jul 2019 | F&B
Solus Scientific Solutions Ltd. will showcase their AOAC certified Solus One Salmonella assay at this years IAFP Annual Meeting in Kentucky, 21-24th July 2019. Solus Scientific Solutions have developed a highly sensitive and specific test for Salmonella species in various matrices. more...
Improve Your Environmental Monitoring Program
08 Jul 2019 | F&B
HiCap™ Neutralizing Broth improves the recovery of microorganism from surfaces, and unlike other collection solutions, it maintains the viability of stressed and injured cells for up to 72 hours after collection. more...
New Inlabtec Serial Diluter UA: A Cost Effective, Greener Upgrade for Serial Dilutions
08 Jul 2019 | F&BOPCC
The new Serial Diluter UA with an integrated, highly efficient bag mixer is universally suitable for preparing serial dilutions of all sample types including viscous, high-fat or sugar-containing samples such as cream, egg yolk, syrup, etc. for microbiological analysis. more...
Microbiological Testing of Cannabis Products with Pall Solutions
08 Jul 2019 | F&BO
Pall® GeneDisc® technology provides a maximum flexibility for testing strategies to rapidly assess contamination level of working environments, raw material, in-process samples and final products with AOAC and NF validation certified methods. more...
CE Mark for POC Multiplex Test for Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya
02 Jul 2019 | C
The test is performed using a small (10µL) drop of fingertip blood and provides quantitative results in approximately 15 minutes when used with the company’s handheld DPP Micro Reader. more...
NeuMoDx™ Launches CE-IVD Asaays for HBV & HCV
02 Jul 2019 | C
NeuMoDx™ molecular offers solutions that integrate the entire molecular diagnostic process – from extraction to detection or ‘sample to result’ – with the first result available in approximately one hour. more...
LuminUltra Introduces GeneCount™ DNA-Based Microbial Solutions
02 Jul 2019 | W
GeneCount qPCR services, testing equipment, and kits - allows users to rapidly screen for specific microbes or groups of microbes. GeneCount NGS services - Identifies nearly all types of microbes present, along with an insight into what good or harm they may be causing. more...
Achieving 97% sensitivity and 87% specificity, the empiriSTAT-UTI, is the first in a series of in vitro tests developed to increase the speed and accuracy of identifying bacterial infections from both urine and blood. more...
Corning polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are available validated to USP Class VI, noncytotoxic, nonhemolytic, and nonpyrogenic more...
Luminex Submits ARIES MRSA Assay for FDA Clearance
02 Jul 2019 | C
The ARIES® MRSA Assay is a real-time, qPCR-based, in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA from nasal swabs in patients at risk for nasal colonization. Now submitted for FDA clearance. more...
NEW Monoclonal Antibodies to Gardnerella vaginalis
02 Jul 2019 | C
ViroStat has just released a set of new monoclonal antibodies to Gardnerella vaginalis. These specific antibodies do not cross react with other agents including Chlamydia, Candida albicans and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. more...
New vessel is designed for gentle stirring and optimum growth of cell lines for cost-effective, scalable process development of cell and gene therapies. more...
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LATEST MICROBIOLOGY NEWS
- AOAC Approves Modifications to iQ-Check E. coli O157:H7 and iQ-Check STEC VirX and SerO Kits
- VeraTest Biotin and VeraPrep Biotin Address Biotin Interference in Diagnostic Tests
- CE-Marked Immunoassays for Borrelia and EBV on EUROIMMUN RA Analyzer 10
- IDEXX Legiolert® Receives AFNOR ‘NF Validation’ Certification
- Virus Concentration - Faster, Easier, Better
- Increasing Throughput with INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 96 Channel Pipette
- New Microbroth Dilution Plates Provide Gold Standard-level MIC Accuracy for MDROs
- SampleReady® Pre-Weigh Soluble Media Pouches
- A New Technology Sheds Light on Salmonella and Listeria
- Bio-Rad To Launch New Droplet Digital PCR Kit to Detect STEC in Food
MICROBIOLOGY EVENTS
- Cleanroom Microbiology – A Foundational Introduction
- Microbiological cGMP Requirements for the Non-Sterile and Aseptic Fill ‘n Finish Environment
- IAFP Annual Meeting 2019
- Manufacturing Sterile Products Training
- Investigating FDA Data Integrity Regulatory Issues in a Manufacturing/Laboratory Environment
- 2019 USP <60> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products Tests for B Cepacia Complex
- GMP Data Integrity Best Practices and Regulatory Expectations for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Measuring CAPA Effectiveness: Critical Tips in Getting the Right CAPA and Showing It Works
- Implementing a Robust Cleaning and Disinfection Program & The Use of USP 1072, 1227 & 51
- Microbiological Out of Spec and Out of Trend Results in Sterile and Non-Sterile Production