Microbiology News: other, Feb 2018

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Microbiology News: other, Feb 2018

Assay Development Clinical Cosmetic/Personal Care Food & Beverage Laboratory Equipment Microbiome Other Pharmaceutical Veterinary Water

European Launch of Automated Plate Streaking System

27 Feb 2018 | ClinicalOther

The DxM 6100 Autoplak Advanced System fully automates front-end inoculation plate streaking processes, broth inoculation and slide preparation to increase productivity and ensure reliability in clinical laboratories. more...

Improve Microbial Detection in Filterable Samples

23 Feb 2018 | WaterOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Sartorius Microsart^® range addresses the most common problems of membrane filtration, improving workflow and increasing reliability of results. more...

Puritan Forensic Products Certified to Meet ISO 18385:2016

19 Feb 2018 | Other

Puritan Forensic Products Certified to Meet Strict Global Environmental Standard

Conforming to the ISO 18385:2016 standard, Puritan’s forensics products are manufactured in an environment where stringent controls are in place to "minimize the risk of human DNA contamination in products used to collect, store and analyze biological material for forensic purposes." more...

Romer Labs Launches AOAC-Certified RapidChek^® Listeria monocytogenes

19 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

RapidCheck Listeria monocytogenes for environmental samples

Romer Labs^® is expanding its RapidChek^® testing solutions portfolio to include a system that detects Listeria monocytogenes. RapidChek® Listeria monocytogenes is AOAC-certified for use on environmental surfaces and for various ready-to-eat foods. more...

Circular Chamber Autoclaves with Sliding Door Fits Into Smaller Spaces

19 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

With no hinged door, Astell Scientific range of circular chamber autoclaves have improved access whilst needing a reduced amount of floor space. more...

Versatile Autoclave Draws in Visitors at Medlab Exhibition

16 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Priorclave Draws in Visitors at Medlab exhibition

The Priorclave QCS EH100 was the subject of a lot of interest at the recent Medlab exhibition. This 100 litre laboratory autoclave offers increased versatility for labs wanting to sterilise both small and taller than usual items. more...

Improved BagFilter P - Blender Bags with a Lateral Filter

16 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

INTERSCIENCE's best selling blender bags, BagFilter P, just got better with more ergonomic and user-friendly features including easier insertion of micropipettes and pipette straws, visual check for diluent volume and marking zone for traceability data. more...

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MIC Test Strip (MTS™) Meropenem-vaborbactam (M/V)

13 Feb 2018 | ClinicalOther

Liofilchem has received clearance from the FDA to market in the United States the Meropenem-vaborbactam (M/V) MIC Test Strip (MTS™), a quantitative assay for determining the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of meropenem-vaborbactam. more...

Record and Track Pipette Performance Data in Real-time

12 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Tablet with microplate app and electronic pipette are first Internet of Things devices in the Gilson Connect Family. more...

Colilert®-18 Approved as Water Microbiological Reference Method

12 Feb 2018 | WaterOther

A reagent powder is added to a standard 100ml water sample and then incubated for 18 hours in the case of presence/absence determination. Presence of E. coli and total coliforms is indicated by the sample turning yellow, and fluorescence indicating the presence of E. coli. more...

Cherwell to Participate in Key EU GMP Annex 1 Conference

12 Feb 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

Cherwell will be taking part in this joint PHSS & PQG event which provides a forum for discussion on the revised sterile drug GMP guidelines, covering new issues like quality risk management, new technologies and procedures in the cleanroom environment. more...

foodproof® Norovirus (GI, GII) Plus Hepatitis A Virus Detection Kit

07 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterOther

A new multiplex real-time-RT-PCR test for virus detection in food and bottled water gives simultaneous, qualitative detection and differentiation of Hepatitis A virus, norovirus (from genogroups I & II) with a process control, bacteriophage MS2. more...

AOAC-RI Validation for BAX® System Non-O157:H7 STEC in Flour and Beef

06 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

BAX System Real-Time PCR Assay Suite for non-O157 H7 STEC

Hygiena’s BAX® System STEC validation in 25g ground beef samples was shown to provide reliable and accurate results within a workday. Also, accurately, and relatively rapidly, detect STEC in flour samples. more...

Transport Swabs - The Interface Between Laboratory and Patient

05 Feb 2018 | ClinicalOther

Transwabs - ISO 15189 compliant certificate for each batch

Douglas Shedden, Technical Director at Medical Wire & Equipment discusses why not all transport swabs are the same. Be sure the swabs you use are not the weak link preventing you providing your patients with the service they expect and deserve. more...

Next Day Results for Both E.coli and Coliforms on One Plate

02 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Test for E coli and Coliforms on one plate

3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count Plate is a two-in-one indicator test that gives both an E. coli and total coliform count in 18-24 hours for a wide variety of food samples. more...

EnSURE™ - One Instrument for Multiple Quality Indicators

01 Feb 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

The EnSURE multi-functional food safety monitoring tool will collect, analyze and report - UltraSnap™ ATP Surface Monitoring, AquaSnap™ ATP Water Monitoring, SuperSnap™ ATP Allergen, MicroSnap™ Total, Enteros, Coliforms and E. coli, Acid Phosphatase. more...

BLUE IS THE COLOUR! - TSC Range of Environmental Monitoring Products

01 Feb 2018 | Other

ENVIROSCREEN range of environmental sampling products

Technical Service Consultants ENVIROSCREEN range includes various swab and sponge options for environmental monitoring in food industry. Range includes kits for hygiene swab and sponge sampling and meat carcass sampling kits. more...