Microbiology News : Feb 2021

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Microbiology News : Feb 2021

New CE-IVD COVID-19 Antigen Test Benchmarked Against Most Sensitive Gold-Standard Kit on Market

25 Feb 2021 | Clinical

PerkinElmer has launched its COVID-19 Antigen Test for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen in nasal (NS) or nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens. The test is CE-marked and showed sensitivity greater than 97% & specificity of 100%. more...

Cleanroom Microbiology Supplier, Cherwell Laboratories, Celebrates 50-year Anniversary

25 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Leading UK-based manufacturer of prepared media and supplier of microbial monitoring equipment Cherwell Laboratories is 50 years old. They plan to mark the occasion with various, events, competitions, and activities to mark the occasion. Find out how you can join in their fun celebrations. more...

Accelerated Analytical Laboratories Acquire VERIPRO SARS-CoV-2 Environmental Assay

24 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

Accelerated Analytical Laboratories are the first in Wisconsin to aquire COVID-19 related VERIPRO SARS-CoV-2 enviromental assay allowing it's food production customers to test their environments for SARS-CoV-2. more...

Bio-Rad’s AFNOR Validations for New Legionella PCR Protocols

23 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

Bio-Rad has received AFNOR validation for the iQ-Check Legionella Aquadien DNA extraction short protocols and Free DNA Removal Solution protocol according to ISO TS 12869 and NF T90-471. Learn more. more...

Special Focus on the Microbiological Testing of Water

23 Feb 2021 | Water

Solutions for microbiological water testing

This special focus on 'Microbiological Testing of Water' showcases the latest technologies for routine water testing, including tests for SARS in wastewater, Clostridia, Legionella, plus QC reference strains, proficiency testing scheme, a podcast and webinar! more...

Latest Updates on COVID-19 Testing - Kits, Products, Services, Instrumentation - 23 Feb 2021

23 Feb 2021 | Clinical

This week: Two lists on top performing rapid tests published by EU and independent researchers; Air sampler detects virus in study; high-throughput testing robot for SARS-CoV-2 developed by Ziath and new algorithim on smartphone app can detect very low viral loads on rapid antigen test. more...

Study Shows Air Sampler Detects SARS-CoV-2 in Aerosols

23 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Smiths Detection has reported that its BioFlash® Biological Identifier can detect SARS-CoV-2 in the air following tests conducted by the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). more...

Independent Research Lists Top Performing SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen & Antibody Tests

23 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Best Rapid Antigen and Antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2

NSF International and Novateur Ventures have identified 5 direct (antigen/RNA) tests for detection of acute infection and 6 indirect (antibody) tests for detection of prior infection that meet the recently published WHO "desirable" Target Product Profile (TPP) criteria. more...

Transport Media Inactivates Virus & Keeps Stable for One year

23 Feb 2021 | Clinical

RNAssist (Cambridge UK) and Rapid Labs Ltd (Colchester, UK) have launched the virusPHIX™ range of virus inactivating and RNA stabilising transport media, following successful SARS-CoV-2 inactivation testing carried out by Public Health England (PHE). more...

Legionella, A Waterborne Risk

22 Feb 2021 | WaterPharmaceutical

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...

High Quality Culture Media for Water Testing from SGL

22 Feb 2021 | Water

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...

Smartphone App & Antigen Test Kit Detects Low-Viral Loads the Naked Eye Can't

22 Feb 2021 | Clinical

The LooK SPOT COVID-19 Antigen Test and AI algorithm enable fast results and real-time public data reporting. The kit also includes an antigen test reader and smartphone app, which can detect low-viral loads that might not be visible to the naked eye. more...

EU Member States Share Rapid Antigen Test Performance Data

22 Feb 2021 | Clinical

The EU Health Security Committee has agreed on a common list of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, a selection of rapid antigen tests for which Member States will mutually recognise their results, and a common standardised set of data to be included in COVID-19 test result certificates. more...

Robotic System for Ultra-High Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Testing

18 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Ziath and the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands) have developed a pioneering automated test robot, called STRIP-1, which can process up to 20,000 samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in just 24 hours. more...

Control Steam Sterilization Cycles with Strip Control GST E6

18 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Liofilchem^® provides a wide range of biological indicators for the steam, ethylene oxide, dry heat, hydrogen peroxide and irradiation sterilization processes. Here we learn about the features and benefits of STRIP Control GST E6. more...

Water Testing: Get Faster Results with Pasteurian Culture 2.0

18 Feb 2021 | Water

Automated Colony counters for water testing

Drastically reduce your water testing result times with the MICA Chromogenic and MICA Fluorescence microcolony counters. This rapid method's AI technology and unmatched optical resolution optimize ISO methods in water pathogen testing. more...

Sona Nanotech Receives CE-Mark for its Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

16 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Sona’s rapid antigen test provides results in 15 minutes and is an immunochromatographic assay for the qualitative detection of the spike protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens from individuals who are suspected of COVID-19. more...

Red One™: Instantaneous Automated Total Viable Count in Waters

16 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageWater

Red One instantaneous automated total viable counts in waters

Red One™ is a rapid, automated and easy solution to count viable micro-organisms (TVC) in waters (from 1ml to 100mL). It showed unprecedented results in terms of sensitivity and repeatability compared to ATP monitoring or flow cytometry. more...

Clearly Colored Colonies to Detect Waterborne Clostridium perfringens

16 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageWater

An innovative chromogenic medium to detect and identify C. perfringens in water samples and its smart advantages over the traditional TSC and m-CP agars. more...

Rapid Quantification & Identification of L. pneumophila Serogroup 1

16 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageWater

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...

EW GROUP Acquires Hygiena from Warburg Pincus

16 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

The newly formed group of companies, under the Hygiena umbrella, will include BioChek, a global veterinary diagnostic company, as well as Biotecon, an innovator in PCR, GMO, ID and environmental diagnostics. more...

Are You Sure Your Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater is Accurate and Reliable?

15 Feb 2021 | Water

Proficiency testing samples for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater by nucleic acid amplification

It is essential that laboratories monitoring SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater ensure their methods and results are reliable and accurate. LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing offers a new sample for the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater by nucleic acid amplification testing. more...

Slovenian Health Department Find UK Variant with New RT-PCR Test

15 Feb 2021 | Clinical

The MDX rTest COVID-19 B.1.1.7 kit has been used by the Slovenian government to reveal the prevalence of B.1.1.7 variant in its population. The test does not rely on spike gene target failure and can detect variants with similar mutations. more...

Simplify Water Testing QC with Microbiologics

15 Feb 2021 | Water

Reference strains and QC formats for the microbiological testing of water

Microbiologics simplifies water testing QC with the strains you need, available in a variety of easy-to-use formats. more...

Concentrate Waterborne Pathogens, Including Viruses, in Minutes

15 Feb 2021 | Water

InnovaPrep Concentrating Pipette for liquid samples in water testing

Pre-analytical steps account for 70% of the labor & time required for sample analysis & significantly affect the quality of your results. The InnovaPrep method provides sample enrichment, inhibitor removal & repeatable results faster, easier, and better all in a tiny benchtop footprint. more...

CHROMagar™ LIN-R to Fight the Emergence of Linezolid-Resistant Strains

15 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Chromogenic screening medium for linezoid-resistant Staphylococci and Enterococci

CHROMagar™ have developed the first chromogenic screening medium designed for the detection, isolation and differentiation of Staphylococci and Enterococci resistant to Linezolid; an important antibiotic used against MRSA, VRS and VRE. more...

Rapid PCR Enumeration of Legionella spp., Including L. pneumophila and L. pn. serogroup 1

15 Feb 2021 | Water

Detect and quantify all Legionella including the most harmful species L. pneumophila and L. pn serogroup 1 in a single PCR test. Water samples are analysed within 4 hours, colonies within 1 hr. more...

New Test Method & Buyer's Guide on Surface Testing for SARS-CoV-2

12 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

rapid surface testing for SARS Cov 2 the coronavirus that causes Covid 19

Buyers guide for SARS-CoV-2 surface testing kits highlighting the risk of infection from touching surfaces contaminated with the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It provides a list of suppliers of surface testing kits allowing direct contact for quotes/info. more...

E. coli vs Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli - What’s the Difference and What’s the Problem?

12 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

E. coli, STEC, VTEC, O157… confused about the terms used for different groups of Escherichia coli and their relative food safety risks? Roy Betts, Campden BRI explains all. more...

IDEXX Water Test Supports Wastewater Surveillance to Track COVID-19

12 Feb 2021 | Water

PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

Water Research Foundation study data confirm repeatability and consistency of detection of IDEXX SARS-CoV-2 wastewater tests. The study showed the IDEXX Water SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test to outperform most methods in terms of detection. more...

Latest Updates on COVID-19 Testing - Kits, Products, Services, Instrumentation - 16 Feb 2021

12 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

This week: New test method & buyer's guide for SARS-CoV-2 surface testing; viral load indicator can assist triaging, RT-PCR test from MultiplexDX proves its specificity for British variant during screening in Slovenia & Sonanano's rapid antigen test gets approval. more...

COVID-19 Viral Load Indicator Can Help Triage Patients

12 Feb 2021 | Clinical

The newly launched AmpliteCt™ is a viral load indicator (VLI) that categorizes the concentration of viral genetic material in a patient specimen, leverages several key data points, including cycle threshold (Ct), to accurately stratify COVID-19 positive patients. more...

INTEGRA’s Electronic Pipettes Enable Reproducible Analysis in Microbial Evolution Research

11 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Find out why INTEGRA’s VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette and VIAFLO lightweight electronic pipette are the perfect lab companions for agricultural research into microbial evolution. more...

Why Choose Pall Membrane Filters When Testing Water for Legionella Bacteria.

10 Feb 2021 | Water

membrane filters for legionella detection and enumeration

Comparison studies indicate that the use of black PES membrane filters for recovery of Legionella bacteria in water samples gives more accurate results and greater recovery performance than the other materials tested. more...

UKAS Calibration Accreditation for PMT (GB) Ltd

10 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

PMT (GB) Ltd has achieved UKAS accreditation for the calibration of particle counters and air samplers at their Malvern based laboratory and at customer premises. more...

Increase in PoC AMR Diagnostic for N. Gonorrhoeae Due to Limited STI Testing Supplies

10 Feb 2021 | Clinical

As COVID-19 causes disruption to supplies needed for STD/STI testing, BioMed Diagnostics announces an increase in the output of its InTray GC^®and InPouch TV^®for point-of-care Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing. more...

How Well Do You Really Know the Microbes You Are Working With?

09 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Guide to the maintenance of microorganisms

NCIMB’s culture collection curator, Dr Samantha Law, has written a light-hearted guide to best practice in microorganism maintenance. It highlights basic steps you can take to make sure that you really know the strains you are working with. more...

Can Two or More People Work in One Biological Safety Cabinet Without Compromising Containment?

09 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Primary Containment for most biological laboratories starts with the Biosafety Cabinet (BSC). Download the latest white paper on multiple users in a BSC. more...

10 Reasons to Choose rFC Bacterial Endotoxin Test - a bioMérieux White Paper

09 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Compare recombinant Factor C with LAL endotoxin test

This whitepaper compares the performance of LAL reagents with rFC, and shows the evidence supporting the 10 reasons to choose recombinant horseshoe crab Factor C (rFC) for your bacterial endotoxin testing. more...

GMP Annex 1: Changes in Microbial Monitoring - a rapidmicrobiology podcast

09 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

EU GMP Annex I Changes in Microbial Monitoring

In this episode, Anne Klees and Adele Gisselmann (Global Product Managers with Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany) unravel the New GMP Annex I (Draft 2020) and explain what effect its changes and new sections will have on environmental microbial monitoring. more...

New Test for COVID-19 Variants Plus All-in-One Assay in Pipeline

05 Feb 2021 | Clinical

The Novacyt Group has launched SNPsig® assays; a new range that enables the identification of the non-variant virus and the UK, South Africa or Brazil variants, as well as any variant carrying the N501Y mutation. more...

Latest Updates on COVID-19 Testing - Kits, Products, Services, Instrumentation - 9 Feb 2021

05 Feb 2021 | Clinical

This week: Monitor pandemic in real-time with rapid antigen test & automated reader; Innova promise 50 Million variant-antigen detection tests per day; Rapid antibody test will detect IgG/IgM essential for prioritizing vaccination groups. more...

WHO Give Large Contract for Low-Cost Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Indian Manufacturer

05 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Premier Medical Corporation is the first company to secure a COVID-19 test manufacturing contract with the World Health Organization to supply low-to-medium income countries with rapid antigen tests. more...

Food Testing Labs Gain Productivity Boost with Petrifilm™ New Plate Reader

04 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

3M have released its Petrifilm™ Plate Reader Advanced to the market. This AI-powered automated colony-counter can rapidly image, enumerate and document colonies on 3M Petrifilm Plates and delivers results in 4-6 seconds. more...

AOAC Certify Shiga-toxin E. coli Test Kits

04 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

BIOTECON Diagnostics has received AOAC-RI Performance Tested Methods^SM (PTM) Certification for its foodproof STEC Screening LyoKit and STEC Identification LyoKit. This rapid workflow of just two PCR tests is faster and cost-effective. more...

Siemens Healthineers and IUL SA, A New Collaboration to Fight COVID-19

04 Feb 2021 | Clinical

The iPEAK^® reader from IUL SA automatically reads, stores and sends real-time rapid antigen test results to healthcare centres monitoring the pandemic. Results ready in 15-minutes. more...

BACSpec Salmonella 2 Kit for a Fast Detection of Salmonella spp.

03 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

Eurofins GeneScan Technologies’ BACSpec Salmonella 2 kit enables the fast detection of Salmonella spp. in food products, feed products, and environmental samples and is certified by AFNOR Certification as well as by the AOAC Research Institute. more...

Making Listeria Testing Fast and Simple - A rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

02 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

Merck Talk on Listeria Detection in Food and Environmental Samples

Having difficulties finding a Listeria test that suits your needs? - This special focus on Listeria brings you a variety of test kits, from high-throughput to simple on-site rapid testing. Find swabs for those nooks and crannies too! more...

Shelf-Life Testing: Opening a Can of Worms - a rapidmicrobiology podcast

02 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

In this episode, Linda Everis (Principal Research Officer at Campden BRI) gives guidance for food manufacturers & processors in determining shelf-life and explains an array of useful techniques to ensure food safety. more...

The Value of Environmental Monitoring - Is Your Facility "Clean"?

02 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

Hygiena offers a single monitoring system which can identify the presence of potential contaminants as part of your food safety program: EnSURE™ Touch more...

NEOGEN’s Solutions for Listeria

01 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

Get your free guide to food microbiology testing including Listeria

We offer a range of traditional and alternative methods for the detection of Listeria, including our One Broth One Plate for Listeria workflow. View our innovative microbiology solutions with our free Guide to Food Microbiology Testing - learn more more...

Instant, Reliable Detection of Biofilm Using the Bactiscan

01 Feb 2021 | Food & Beverage

View presence of bacteria and biofilms in real-time without using any chemicals with the easy to operate hand held Bactiscan. Identify problem areas in your facility to take fast, effective remedial action. more...

Latest Updates on COVID-19 Testing - Kits, Products, Services, Instrumentation - 2 Feb 2021

01 Feb 2021 | Clinical

This week: New qPCR tests for UK and South Africa variants; Synthetic molecular standards for COVID-19 assay development; BinaxNOW detects most culture-positive specimens in CDC study. more...

Growth Promotion Testing: A Guide to Good Practices

01 Feb 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Cherwell Laboratories have a new ebook titled: "Growth Promotion Testing: A Guide to Good Practices". It is intended for anyone involved in growth promotion testing of microbiological media, particularly focusing on pharmaceutical and sterile medical device industry applications. more...

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