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Microbiology News: Feb 2013

Speciation Service to Assure Product Authenticity

25 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageVeterinary

The current method of choice for detection of DNA from a specific species, utilizes PCR methodology. Romer Labs offers DNA testing in its laboratories located in the UK and Austria. more...
First medical diagnostics lab in the U.S. to showcase Siemens' full range of advanced microbiology testing solutions and will be a future reference site. more...
Phthisis Diagnostics, Inc. have positive control material for reverse transcription PCR Norovirus GII assays. more...

Neogen Develops Simple Tests for Shellfish Toxins

25 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageClinical

Reveal® 2.0 for ASP detects ASP-causing toxins at 20 ppm and Reveal 2.0 for DSP detects DSP-causing toxins at 160 ppb, easy one-step test. more...

Improving Reproducibility in Real-Time PCR

25 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Integra VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, significantly improved the reproducibility and productivity in Real-time PCR assays in US clinical diagnostic lab. more...
3M Food Safety’s molecular detection technology meets international test criteria for spotting Salmonella in all food categories and environmental products. more...

SFDA to Install 25 Synbiosis ProtoCOL 3 Colony Counting Systems

25 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceutical

Synbiosis announce that SFDA will install 25 ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counting and inhibition zone sizing systems to help increase productivity of vaccine and antibiotic testing at SFDA's laboratories across China. more...

Microbiologics Recognized for Exportation Achievements

25 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

February, 2013, US Senator, Amy Klobuchar, visited the Microbiologics headquarters in Saint Cloud, Minnesota to present the company with an Export Achievement Certificate from the United States Department of Commerce. more...

Ceeram Launches Two New Microbial Source Tracking Kits

25 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageWaterOther

Ceeram has recently introduced two new ceeramTools™ TEST PACKS for determining the origin of a fecal contamination - Bacteriophages and bacteroides - in water samples. more...

BAX® System Certified by AOAC for Salmonella Detection

19 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageOther

Effective method for detecting Salmonella in raw ground beef, chicken rinses, cream cheese, bagged lettuce, dry pet food and on stainless steel surfaces. more...

Lab M Adds Extensive Water Industry Experience to Senior Team

19 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Lab M has appointed Tim Down, a microbiologist who has worked in the water industry for many years, as Operations Manager at the company's headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester, UK. more...
bioM rieux Releases Etest Ceftaroline
Susceptibility testing with Etest® Ceftaroline provides a broad, 15 two-fold dilution, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) range of 0.002 to 32 µg/mL. The MICs provided by Etest® are intended to help guide optimal antibiotic therapy. more...
PCR Kit for Detection of Horse in Meat and Processed Meat Products
In January, the UK Food Safety Authority found beef burgers which actually contained up to 100% horse meat during a routine inspection. This month horse meat was also found in other deep frozen products like lasagna and mousaka, which were labeled as 100% beef. Although it is not illegal to use more...

ATCC® NDM-1 Strains - Now Available!

18 Feb 2013 | Clinical

To aid in the development of diagnostic tools that can rapidly and accurately identify these superbugs, ATCC now offers five clinical strains of drug-resistant bacteria known to produce NDM-1. more...
On-site products include F.A.S.T. Species Identification kits, which are simple yet robust qualitative tests with a limit of detection of 1%. more...
The BioLumix System brings automated microbiological testing in house with most assay results achieved over night. more...
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) a global contract research organization has strengthened its central laboratory testing services in infectious diseases. more...

Reliable, High-Throughout Tube Decapper

11 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

The Univo Electric Decapper DC480 is the latest addition to Micronic's 'blue-white' line of productive sample handling equipment, compatible with all Micronic tubes (up to 1.40ml) and tubes and caps of other brands. more...
From AdvanDx, the QuickFISH range significantly advances time-to-result and ease-of-use Staphylococcus QuickFISH and Enterococcus QuickFISH assays have FDA clearance and CE mark. more...
Standardise your molecular assays for parasitic diseases such as malaria, with a new range of synthetic controls from Alpha Laboratories that provide stable, consistent, safe and abundant material. more...
FossCare Premium Preventive Maintenance Agreement provides a 4 year warranty while two years warranty is provided as part of any other FossCare agreement. more...

New Independent Validation Study of ProtoCOL 3 System

04 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Synbiosis ProtoCOL 3 rapid automated colony counter has been shown to perform with the same accuracy as manual colony counting for enumerating 10 different types of microbial colonies on a range of agar plates. more...

New Hoist Increases Versatility of Priorclave Autoclave

04 Feb 2013 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Loadlite
Designed as an option for use with Priorclave's versatile range of top-loading autoclaves is a new electric hoist called Loadlite. By adding this to vertical chamber steam sterilisers it makes light work of lowering/raising heavy awkward objects into the chamber, often eliminating the need to even more...