RMB
Charles River are Supporting COVID 19 Vaccine Developers with Rapid Sterility Release Testing

Microbiology News : water

CClinical CCCosmetic/Personal Care F&BFood & Beverage MMicrobiome OOther PPharmaceutical VVeterinary WWater

BIOTECON Diagnostics’ microproof® Legionella Quantification LyoKit 

22 May 2020 | WP

microproof legionella Biotecon
BIOTECON Diagnostics’ microproof® Legionella Quantification LyoKit – implementing the right safety measures post lockdown. more...

Detect SARS-CoV-2 on Environmental Surfaces with the VIRSeek Solution

19 May 2020 | F&BW

VIRSeek COVID Environment
In answer to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, Eurofins GeneScan Technologies GmbH has developed two real-time RT-PCR kits enabling the screening and identification of SARS-CoV-2 in surface samples. more...

Rapid Concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater for COVID-19 Monitoring - White Paper

15 May 2020 | WC

How to test for SARS-CoV-2 in wastwater
The Innovaprep white paper describes how the Concentrating Pipette (CP) Select™ can be used to concentrate SARS-CoV-2 virus from wastewater, detecting at very low concentrations from about 10 copies per 100 mls. of influent to 120 copies per 100 liters of effluent. more...

High Quality Culture Media for Water Testing from SGL

12 May 2020 | W

Ready to use BCYE GVPC media for Legionella
SGL is one of the largest providers of pre-poured microbiological culture media for all applications in water testing, from the estimation of total viable counts right through to the highly sensitive detection of waterborne contamination and specific isolation of L. pneumophila. more...

NF Validated AFNOR Certified Legiolert for Legionella pneumophila Detection

12 May 2020 | W

Legiolert AFNOR validated Legionella test
Legiolert offers easy, rapid and accurate detection of Legionella pneumophila with confirmed results within 7 days. more...

Special Focus on Legionella Detection in Water

12 May 2020 | W

Legionella
Legionella growth in stagnated water in buildings closed due to COVID-19 may require labs to gear up for increased Legionella testing, this rapidmicrobiology special focus brings you the latest updates from suppliers of rapid Legionella tests and ISO 11731:2017 Legionella media. more...

iQ-Check Free DNA Removal Solution for Legionella

12 May 2020 | F&BWO

IQCheckWater
Free DNA from dead or lysed cells can produce unconfirmed positive results when quantifying Legionella by PCR but when Bio-Rad's iQ-Check Free DNA Removal Solution (FDRS) is applied to the Aquadien DNA Extraction protocol, a 2.5 log reduction in signal from Free DNA can be achieved. more...

New, Improved Legionella Testing Range from Thermo Fisher Scientific

12 May 2020 | W

Tests for Legionella in Water
Thermo Fisher Scientific continue to invest in meeting the needs of laboratories testing for Legionella in water with an upgraded portfolio including an improved, ISO-compliant, GVPC agar and new qPCR products for rapid detection and enumeration.  
  more...

Bio-Rad’s Complete Solution for Legionella Testing

12 May 2020 | WP

BIORADIQCHECK
Bio-Rad provides a complete range of products for the detection and the quantification of Legionella: Learn more! more...

Biomonitoring Tools for SARS-CoV-2 & Other Pathogens in Air, Surfaces and Liquids 

07 May 2020 | WC

Bobcat
Evidence exists that SARS-COV-2 travels in aerosols and without a proactive monitoring program in place, there is a risk to public health. Innovaprep provides suitable portable devices that can rapidly detect pathogens at low levels in air, liquid and surfaces in the community. more...

C4-Hydro's Mobile Lab Delivers Fast and Accurate Legionella pneumophila Counts

01 May 2020 | WP

LegioEZ
C4 Hydro's Legio EZ product range can rapidly detect and quantify all serogroups of cultivable Legionella pneumophila in water samples using patented and award-winning technology. This easy to use test is a mobile laboratory and can provide fast and reliable data on treatment efficiency. more...

Liofilchem Solutions to Detect Legionella in Water Samples

29 Apr 2020 | WP

LegionellaAgar
Legionella species are Gram-negative bacilli. They reside in surface and drinking water and are usually transmitted to humans in aerosols causing destructive alveolar inflammation. Liofilchem offers several solutions to detect Legionella in water.  more...

Legionella, A Waterborne Risk

29 Apr 2020 | WP

SureFast
COVID-19 has shut down many businesses, leaving buildings closed and water stagnant in systems allowing Legionella to multiply. Regular water analyses for Legionella must be performed under EU rules and r-biopharm's SureFast® PCR solution returns results in just a few hours. more...

Modular and Portable Equipment to Meet Demand of In-Field Testing

29 Apr 2020 | WP

Sentino
Support your lab with adaptable, high-quality tools to suit the needs of the user. The Pall Laboratory range of compact equipment and gamma-sterilised membranes are designed to be flexible and portable, thus able to meet the demands of in-field testing of Legionella. more...

Rapid Quantification & Identification of L. pneumophila Serogroup 1 

27 Apr 2020 | W

GeneDisc
Pall® GeneDisc® technology provides a maximum flexibility for testing strategies to rapidly assess contamination level of their working environment, raw material, in-process samples and final products with AOAC and NF VALIDATION certified methods. more...

On-site Quantification of Intact Legionella for Reliable Risk Analysis

27 Apr 2020 | WP

rqmicroCOUNT
rqmicro AG will soon launch its latest instrument, the rqmicro.COUNT, to overcome the current issues of Legionella analysis and to make reliable, standardized and rapid quantification of intact Legionella on-site a true possibility.  more...

LEGIPID® Legionella Fast Detection - Rapid Legionella Detection in Water

21 Apr 2020 | WP

Rapid Legionella detection in Water
Validated by AOAC-RI, LEGIPID® is an easy-to-use, non growth based, test for 1-hour quantification of Legionella species. LEGIPID® is more specific and more sensitive than traditional culture methods and it reduces time, cost and labour over traditional culturing methods. more...

CondaChrome® - New Line of Chromogenic Media from Condalab

21 Apr 2020 | F&BWC

New range of chromogenic media
CondaChrome® is a new range of dehydrated chromogenic media for applications including E.coli and Coliforms, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, Vibrio and Salmonella in food, water and cosmetics industries. Condalab has over 60 years of experience in making culture media and exports around the world. more...

How to Launch New Products for Microbiology on rapidmicrobiology

20 Apr 2020 | F&BWCP

Advertising packages on rapidmicrobiology
Choose between a standard or a premium advertising package for your next new product launch, even if you are not exactly sure of the launch date or if you need to change the schedule at the last minute. more...

ISO 9308-1: Testing for E. coli and Coliforms in Drinking Water

24 Mar 2020 | W

ISO 9308-1 Ecoli and Coliforms in water
Coliforms and E. coli are tested as indicators of drinking water quality. This testing procedure is outlined in the ISO 9308-1 regulation method, updated in 2014 and recently amended in 2016.  more...

Pall Genedisc System - Ready-to-Use, Gold Standard PCR for Food, Water and Biopharmaceuticals

23 Mar 2020 | F&BWP

With applications for food pathogens, water and biopharmaceutical indicator organisms. The Pall Genedisc system uses an all in one cartridge that comes complete with ready to use reagents, automated barcode reading determines the protocol - press the button and go! more...

A Complete System for Water & Bioburden Testing Designed for Pharma QC Labs

19 Feb 2020 | WP

Milliflex Oasis system
Merck, the vibrant science and technology company, announced the launch of the latest innovation in pharmaceutical bioburden and water testing with the new Milliflex® Oasis system. more...

If Microbiology is Your Thing - You Definitely Need This!

18 Feb 2020 | F&BWCPVCCM

Get Your Free Microbiology Product Update Every Week
Does your microbiology lab need the most accurate, most robust results possible? Do you need to improve workflows whilst keeping costs down? The free weekly rapidmicrobiology.com newsletter is focused on the very latest products and services to help you do just that! more...

Build Your Brand Awareness on rapidmicrobiology this March

10 Feb 2020 | F&BWCPVCCM

investing in brand awareness
Create brand awareness with rapidmicrobiology.com banner ads, booking now for March 2020. more...

Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 28 January 2020

29 Jan 2020 | F&BWCP

Microbiology Product News Updates - 28 Jan 2020
It's microbial identification special focus week on rapidmicrobiology, there's a lot about MALDI-TOF plus our expert knowledge quiz. Also, Primerdesign have developed a genesig RT-qPCR kit for the novel coronavirus strain 2019-CoV available now for pre-order - RUO licensing. more...

Microbial Identification - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

28 Jan 2020 | F&BWCP

Enterobacteriaceae on plate
Special focus on microbial identification, explore contract identification providers, proficiency tests ID, how a water lab implemented MALDI-TOF, plus summaries of recent identification seminar, plus take our quiz - are you a MALDI expert? more...

Welsh Water Invests in MALDI-TOF Technology

27 Jan 2020 | W

MBT Target Bruker

In this article, Matthew Jones, Technical Development Manager at Welsh Water, explores all aspects of introducing MALDI-TOF into a UK water company; from procurement to validation and accreditation to standardisation and his on-going work with SCA to establish a MALDI-TOF Blue Book. 

more...

Find Out if You Are a MALDI-TOF Microbial ID Expert - Quiz

24 Jan 2020 | F&BWCP

MALDI TOF Quiz are you an expert
Take our quiz and find out if you're 'Mighty at MALDI!' more...

Need a Fast Turnaround Microbial Identification with Great Customer Service?

21 Jan 2020 | F&BWCPVM

NCIMB Isolate on Plate
NCIMB offers fast turnaround on microbial identification. Discounted rates are available for large numbers of samples. We identify both bacteria and fungi at our Aberdeen laboratories. more...

Rapid Confirmation Using MALDI-TOF III: a rapidmicrobiology.com Report

18 Dec 2019 | F&BW

Cost Cases for MALDI-ToF identification
A rapidmicrobiology.com report on the recent SCI event 'Rapid Confirmation Using MALDI-TOF III', presentations are summarised to convey how each presenter has advanced into this new era of real-time food and water microbiology after implementing MALDI-TOF technology in their laboratories. more...

Neogen Your Trusted Culture Media Partner

Lonza Webinar 16th June 2020

Get our eNewsletter

Get the latest microbiology news every week - straight to your inbox!
SUBSCRIBE

LATEST MICROBIOLOGY NEWS

MICROBIOLOGY EVENTS


Sign up for our eNewsletter

Get the latest microbiology news every week - straight to your inbox !