It was microbial identification week in this weeks microbiology newsletter, find:

• Charles River talks to rapidmicrobiology about how their Accugenix contract identification service for isolates from pharmaceutical and biotech industries help manufacturers meet regulatory requirements


• Need a proficiency testing scheme for your identification process whether its biochemical or molecular based, LGC offer seven different panels for identification and/or confirmation of Salmonella, Listeria, Gram-negative organisms, Campylobacter, Cronobacter, Yeasts, Gram-positive organisms. Each panel contains five different samples.


• How to establish a cost case and validation for MALDI-TOF idenfitication platform - Welsh Water has it done


• Campden BRI have a fast turnaround on MALDI-TOF identification specially validated for the food industry


• PLUS - take our MALDI-TOF quiz!


• As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Primerdesign have developed a genesig RT-qPCR kit for the novel coronavirus strain 2019-CoV. Available to pre-order now, the kit is not CE/FDA marked and is sold under “research use only” licensing laws

To read the full newsletter go to: www.rapidmicrobiology.com/view-newsletter/189

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