What's the difference between COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2?

SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus and COVID-19 is the name of the disease it causes. SARS-CoV-2 stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 and COVID-19 stands for Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Stay ahead of the crowd with this week's rapidmicrobiology newsletter includes more kits for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics plus:

• Get faster more compliant filtrations done with the new Merck all-in-one Milliflex Oasis^® system - operator independent handling steps, improved touch-free membrane transfer, along with color-coded components increases result reliability


• What are auditors looking for in data integrity - download this white paper that covers the basic principles (ALCOA), risk mitigation for the microbiology QC lab, manually recorded data verification (i.e. 4 eyes) and electronic solutions including automated methods


• For ATP testing in food manufacturing environments Hygiena’s UltraSnap ATP Test has now got Performance Tested Method^SM certification from the AOAC-RI plus Raj Rajagopal, 3M gives food producers practical advice on how to be vigilant in the broadening scope of environmental monitoring (EM).


• Bio-Rad's RAPID'Campylobacter agar is now available as ready poured plates, this chromogenic media presumptively identifies the main species of thermophilic Campylobacter (C. jejuni, C. coli, and C. lari) in food products and environmental samples

To read these updates and more in the rapidmicrobiology newsletter go to: www.rapidmicrobiology.com/view-newsletter/195