Microbiology News: Mar 2021

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Microbiology News: Mar 2021

Getting Facts from Microbiome's Big Data - Interview with CosmosID

30 Mar 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalMicrobiome

CosmosID is a government award-winning big data genomics company and in this interview with its CEO Manoj Dadlani, he describes their recent work on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing, the depth of microbiome info they can provide clients across various sectors & their new direct-to-consumer gut health test. more...

BioTrak® Real-Time Microbial and Total Particle Detection System

30 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Real-Time Environmental Monitoring in Cleanrooms and Isolators

The BioTrak® Real-Time Viable Particle Counter, provides information on when contamination excursions occur, as they happen - respond to an event right away by segregating potentially contaminated products and immediately locating the source of potential contamination. more...

Maintain Temperature Stability When Sampling for SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater

26 Mar 2021 | Water

Thermal Block for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater sampling

New EC guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in wastewaters recommend a standardized approach for sampling, measurement & analysis. LVM Thermal Solutions offers thermal blocks that ensure thermal stability and homogenous temperature during sampling. more...

IUL Launches iPeak®+, The New Lateral Flow Reader for Large Cassettes

26 Mar 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalVeterinary

Keep Track of Point of Care Lateral Flow Test Results

The iPeak+ is a cost-effective lateral flow test reader delivering quantitative and qualitative results, able to read up to 5 strips with 7 lines per strip at once, making analysis of point of care tests objective, sensitive and traceable. more...

Rapid Sequencer Evaluated for Environmental Monitoring at Dairy Processing Plant

25 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

Environmental Monitoring in dairy processing plant

Researchers at UCC and Teagasc have published their evaluation of rapid sequencing methods to replace culture-based methods in routine environmental monitoring at food processing facilities. more...

New RT-PCR Kit Detects Mutations in Most SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern

23 Mar 2021 | Clinical

RT-PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 variants

The new GSD NovaType II kit from Eurofins Technologies can now detect the N501Y and E484K mutations common to most VOC (Variants Of Concern) and the K417N mutation (specific to B.1.351 first identified in South Africa), with high sensitivity in under 2 hrs. more...

UK Salmonella Outbreak - The Chicken Bites that Bite Back

19 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

Salmonella enteritidis in coated chicken and the validation of cooking processes

Roy Betts (Campden BRI) highlights the risk of Salmonella enteritidis to consumers from not labeling RTE and non-RTE coated chicken products correctly, and why risk assessment and risk reduction strategies are necessary to protect the consumer. more...

PCR Biosystems Launches Advanced Bst Polymerase Reagents

18 Mar 2021 | Clinical

Rapid molecular COVID-19 Testing using Isothermal Amplification

IsoFast Bst Polymerase reagents enable rapid, robust, and sensitive amplification of DNA and RNA targets without the need for thermocycling equipment. By delivering results within 30 minutes, the reagents are highly suited to use in the field. more...

INTEGRA’s VOYAGER Speeds up Critical Molecular Biology Experiments for Vital Cancer Research

18 Mar 2021 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Senior Research Associate Ahuva Odenheimer

Find out how INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette is increasing both throughput and reproducibility at the push of a button. more...

MWE's Inactivation Media Enables Safe Transport & Molecular Testing of Bacteria & Viruses

16 Mar 2021 | Clinical

Inactivation medium for viruses and bacteria

Medical Wire (MWE) has upscaled production of its inactivation medium Sigma MM™ that inactivates bacteria and viruses & preserves RNA/DNA for molecular testing. Public Health England (UK) has confirmed that Sigma MM™ provides effective inactivation of SARS CoV-2. more...

RollBag® - A New Wire Free Range of Sterile Sampling Bags

16 Mar 2021 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

RollBag® is made from robust PolySilk® with a sticker closure specially designed for sampling any liquid or solid sample, for the food, medical, animal health or environmental industries. Wire-free makes for easier disposal. more...

One Lab's Experience of Testing for Legionella - a rapidmicrobiology podcast

16 Mar 2021 | Water

Detecting Legionella - one experts experience

In this episode on Legionella testing, we have Ray Petrisek, a principal investigator in the discovery of Legionella in the ‘70s, who gives advice on testing and sampling for Legionella and the limitations and advantages of test kits in today’s market. more...

Rapid Biosensor Test for Listeria is AOAC Validated

15 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

Rapid test for listeria is AOAC validated

Smiths Detection Listeria CANARY® assay has been granted an AOAC INTERNATIONAL Performance Test Method^SM(PTM) program certification number. The test uses CANARY technology that combines the sensitivity of PCR with the speed of lateral flow. more...

Identifying Sources and Root Causes of Food Hazards

15 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

SureTrend - Quickly identify Allergens and Pathogens

Two significant sources of food hazards are allergens and pathogens. These potential threats to product quality can be addressed by implementing the right testing: raw material, finished product, and cleaning verification. Learn about the best solutions available from Hygiena more...

Active Air Sampler for Continuous Viable Air Monitoring with Minimal Plate Changes

15 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

ImpactAir ISO-90 innovative Active Air Sampler

Available to download, this article covers current standards concerning the choice of the most appropriate AAS (Active Air Sampler) as part of an EM programme, different AAS designs plus initial validation results of the ImpactAir ISO-90. more...

Free Samples! WESAIL Biotech COVID-19 CE-Marked Test Family

12 Mar 2021 | Clinical

Free samples CE-marked rapid COVID-19 Test Kits

WESAIL's COVID-19 diagnostic family includes Antigen Test Kits, Neutralizing Antibody Test Kits, Flu+Ag Test Kits and IgM/IgG Test Kits, which has completed registration and established strong sales in Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Turkey and other countries. more...

Patient-Friendly COVID-19 Rapid Ag Test using Nasal Swab Sampling!

12 Mar 2021 | Clinical

patient friendly rapid antigen test for covid-19

Prognosis Biotech's patient-friendly nasal swab rapid antigen test is suitable for sensitive individual groups due to its non-invasive procedure. The test demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy in an independent clinical trial carried out in Greece's COVID-19 reference lab. more...

Improved Automation for COVID-19 Testing, Sample Storage and Biobanking

12 Mar 2021 | ClinicalOther

iSWAB and Micronic tubes improve workflow

Overcome problems of low recovery, high bacterial content, sheared DNA, and excessive resampling costs, the iSWAB™ collection device allows the release of cells captured from any swab into a proprietary lysis and stabilizing buffer. more...

What's the Potential for Mushrooms to Cause Bacterial Food Poisoning?

10 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

Salmonella, Listeria and Staphylococcus have all been linked to mushrooms, Roy Betts, Campden BRI discusses the potential for mushrooms to cause bacterial food poisoning. more...

Sterility Testing - A rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

09 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

This rapidmicrobiology special focus brings you the latest products in sterility testing, aswell as podcasts covering upcoming changes to Annex I and environmental monitoring. more...

Jump Start Your RMM Validation for Sterility Testing

08 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Reduce time from installation to routine use of Celsis^® rapid sterility platform with Charles River's support packages, easily demonstrate validation parameters described by USP <1223>, Ph. Eur. 5.1.6, and PDA TR 33. more...

AI Enables Rapid Screening of Companion Pets for Intestinal Parasites

08 Mar 2021 | Veterinary

Rapid screening test for parasites in pets

Zoetis has launched Vetscan Imagyst™, a diagnostic to screen companion animals for intestinal parasites. It uses a combination of image recognition technology, algorithms and cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver accurate testing results to the clinic. more...

Special Focus on Using Rapid Microbiological Methods to Streamline Workflow in Vaccine Production

06 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

In this rapidmicrobiology special focus, you can browse through a range of rapid microbial methods that can help streamline production processes in vaccine development and production. more...

A New Highly Sensitive, Cost Effective Assay for E. coli 0157 in Raw Ground Beef and Raw Beef Trim

05 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

The Solus™ One E. coli O157 Pathogen Detection ELISA Assay uses a single, 10-hour enrichment, one-step sample preparation, and automated workflow to process up to 192 tests per run for sensitive, cost effective assay for E.coli O157. more...

Autoclave Deodorant for a Great Lab Atmosphere

05 Mar 2021 | Food & BeverageWaterPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

INTERSCIENCE has launched its new Anabac® Natural autoclave deodorants with 100 % natural origin fragrances. These new fragrances, with ECOCERT certified perfume (according to the Cosmos-Standard) are compatible with all autoclaves and provide a nice perfume in the lab. more...

Rapid Detection of Contaminant Microorganisms in Gel-based Hand Wash

04 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Detect microorganisms in gel-based hand wash up to 3x faster. Read an application note on how the EZ-Fluo™ System can reduce the time for reliable bioburden testing of gel-based hand washes to a third of the time needed for traditional plating methods. more...

Top 10 Requested Strains for Environmental Isolates and Objectionable Organisms

04 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

Custom control strains for objectionable organisms

In this feature, Microbiologics list & characterize the top 10 non-compendial objectionable organisms that are requested through their Custom Solutions program for environmental isolates and objectionable organisms. more...

Straightforward Sterility Testing of your Viscous Samples with RTU Sterile IPM

04 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

As the only supplier worldwide, we offer ready-to-use, sterile IPM validated for sterility testing of viscous products, such as creams and ointments, without time-consuming preparation. more...

How to Validate and Implement Your Rapid Microbiological Method - Interview With Dr. Michael Miller

03 Mar 2021 | Pharmaceutical

How to Validate Rapid Microbiology Method

Dr. Michael J. Miller, one of the leading global experts on rapid microbiology method validation and implementation, talks to rapidmicrobiology.com about the current status of rapid methods within the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries and how ATMPs is accelerating adoption. more...

IDEXX Introduces EasyDisc™ for Next-Generation HPC Testing

02 Mar 2021 | WaterPharmaceutical

IDEXX has launched EasyDisc™, a new method to obtain heterotrophic plate counts (HPCs) in water. No agar preparation needed, and requiring less than one minute of hands-on time to process a sample. more...

Viral Transport Media Manufacturer Scales-Up and Offers Competitive Pricing

01 Mar 2021 | Clinical

Teknova has expanded its production capacity to meet the demand for viral transport media. This scale-up of its manufacturing facilities will secure supply and enable best pricing of high-demand viral transport media. more...

Standardise Pour Plate Preparation by Automating Media Dispensing and Plate Stirring

01 Mar 2021 | Food & BeveragePharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Automate and standardise preparation of pour plates

Video from Alliance Bio Expertise shows how using an automatic system - the DISTRIWEL combined with the MEDIAWEL, allows laboratories doing pour plates to standardise: the temperature of the dispensed media, the volume in each Petri dish and the '8' shape stirring! more...

Evaluate SARS-CoV-2 Air Cleaning Systems for Your Business with Campden BRI's New Method

01 Mar 2021 | Food & Beverage

Method for evaluating effectiveness for SARS-CoV-2 air cleaning systems

Campden BRI has developed a new test procedure to determine whether air cleaning systems can effectively inactivate and remove the virus that causes COVID-19 from the air and surfaces. more...

FDA Authorize At-Home SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Lateral-Flow Test

01 Mar 2021 | Clinical

Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test for home use

Quidel has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US FDA for its QuickVue^®At-Home COVID-19 Test. The lateral-flow test can be obtained with a doctor's prescription, is easy-to-use and provides results in ten minutes. more...

Fijifilm Pyrostar testing critical water used in the reprocessing of medical devices

SGL Plates and Culture Media for Pharmaceutical Microbiology

QC Standards Controls and Proficiency Testing Schemes

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