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Testing untreated wastewater can show prevalence of COVID-19 in communities and the new IDEXX Water SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test is a ready-to-use kit, validated in wastewater, that eliminates routine tasks and accelerates testing efforts. more...
Microbial Monitoring of Beverages - A rapidmicrobiology Special Focus
10 Sep 2020 | F&BW
What’s new for microbial monitoring of beverages? Find out the latest updates, for the detection and identification of spoilage organisms, in this rapidmicrobiology special focus on rapid methods for drink and water processors. more...
Rapid Microbiology Testing Solutions for Bottled Water
04 Sep 2020 | W
IDEXX Water offers rapid, reliable, accurate and simple tests for microbial contamination in bottled water, ensuring quality for customers. The tests require less than 1 minute of hands-on time, and definitive results are available after 24 hours. more...
Legiolert® Receives UK Acceptance for Legionella Testing
24 Aug 2020 | WP
Legiolert® is a rapid culture-based test method for the detection of Legionella pneumophila, which is 7 days faster than traditional methods. It is now a recommended method in the UK’s Standing Committee of Analysts “blue book” for testing in waters and environmental samples. more...
MICA Legionella is the latest innovative solution from DIAMIDEX. Based on culture, it detects culturable Legionella pneumophila providing results in CFU in 48 hours for all water samples offering an unmatched sensitivity and specificity on the market. more...
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.
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Study finds IDEXX's Pseudalert® MPN method of detecting P. aeruginosa to be more efficient than ISO membrane filtration culture-based method. Simple to use and can accurately detect P. aeruginosa at low levels, even with high background flora, giving confirmed results within 24 hours. more...
This week: Rapid antigen test remains top performer under WHO/FIND evaluation, PrimeStore MTM dual sampling device for SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza is launched, 5-regions on SARS-CoV-2 detected with FDA-EUA qPCR Kit, and Novatec's ELISA IgA & IgG kit receives recognition in Europe. more...
Autoclaveable Round-Bottomed Tubes Suitable for Sample Homogenization
27 Jul 2020 | F&BWCPCCM
These Dutch-designed round-bottomed tubes suit all your sample preparation requirements, including homogenization. Manufactured in Class 7 cleanroom environment, these 1.4 ml tubes can be autoclaved clean and resist many organic solvents routinely used with them. more...
Does Your Lab Need a Super Efficient Anaerobic Workstation?
21 Jul 2020 | F&BWCP
Baker Ruskinn anaerobic and microaerophilic workstations have been developed with the user in mind with a host of features to help you deliver consistent results. more...
To Ask The Correct Question Choose The Correct Swab – Choose MWE!
25 Jun 2020 | F&BWPV
Sigma Transwab® & Transwab® - best for bacteriology, Transwab® - the best gel swab, Sigma Transwab® - best for automated platforms, Fecal Transwab® - best for enterics, Sigma Virocult® - best for viruses, Sigma VCM™ - best universal /multi-purpose. more...
Monitoring water samples collected from wastewater treatment facilities for coronavirus RNA, can provide data on the prevalance of COVID-19 within a community, track the spread of the virus and alert communities to a rise in RNA levels before clinical diagnosis. more...
Hydrosense’s ultra-fast Legionella pneumophila SG1 test spots serious problems, fast. It creates immediate calls to action, quicker remedial solutions and mitigates the risk of potentially devastating Legionella outbreaks and public health impacts. more...
BIOTECON Diagnostics’ microproof® Legionella Quantification LyoKit
22 May 2020 | WP
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
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...
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
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...
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 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
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...
Bio-Rad’s Complete Solution for Legionella Testing
12 May 2020 | WP
Bio-Rad provides a complete range of products for the detection and the quantification of Legionella: Learn more! more...
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 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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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