Microbiology News: other, Jun 2018

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Microbiology News: other, Jun 2018

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Pyrogen Detection No Longer Requires Animal Testing

28 Jun 2018 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Did you know that current regulations recommend replacing the Rabbit Pyrogen Test with in vitro tests such as the Monocyte Activation Test (MAT)? Find out how the new ready-to-use PyroMAT™ kit can help you to perform MAT in your lab. more...

BAX® System Assays Now Meet New ISO 16140-2 Standard for All AFNOR-approved Methods

27 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

BAX Real-Time PCR Assays for Salmonella and E coli O157

AFNOR has granted extensions to cover 10 BAX® System PCR assays for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes and Genus Listeria . See list of BAX System Real-Time and traditional assays meeting ISO 16140-2 and AFNOR standards. more...

Both Phenotype and Genotype Testing for Antibiotic Resistance in UTIs

26 Jun 2018 | ClinicalOther

Guidance is a commercially available molecular diagnostic test that detects 42 microbial organisms associated with chronic urologic infections, determines antibiotic sensitivity, and identifies the resistance genes to determine the susceptibility of the infection to antibiotics considered for treatment. more...

Dry Sample-ready Plates Are Ideal Alternative to RMMs

26 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Experts in the food microbiology testing market, Strategic Consultants, Inc. report that around 50% of global microbiological testing is still done on traditional media. But that doesn't mean everyone is filling plates with agar. more...

Screw Cap Specially Optimized for Automated Handling

26 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Screw Cap Ultra is the latest addition to the range of caps for tubes with an internal thread that Micronic offers to seal tubes. The design of the cap is optimized for automated and manual handling. more...

CosmosID Achieves Highest Score in Strain-level Microbial Profiling and Identification

25 Jun 2018 | Other

The in precisionFDA CFSAN Pathogen Detection Challenge, CosmosID took the lead in strain identification by correctly identifying the highest number of culture negative and spiked-in samples and overall outperforming other contenders in strain-level detection and identification of microbes in metagenomic samples. more...

One Enrichment, One Protocol, One Kit. All Common Pathogens Detected.

21 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Simplify pathogen testing. One enrichment, one protocol, one multiplex PCR kit. Simplify workflow, inventory, logistics, labor, training, lab footprint, & regulatory. more...

New Polypropylene Multichannel Reagent Reservoirs Offer Enhanced Chemical Resistance

21 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

INTEGRA has expanded its popular reagent reservoir product family to include polypropylene reservoirs with enhanced chemical compatibility. more...

Romer Labs: Change What You Thought You Knew About Service

20 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Change Pathogen and Allergen detection program

Whether it’s pathogen or allergen detection, environmental or product testing, we know that your food and feed safety needs come first. Learn how these companies made the change to Romer Labs. more...

New Website to Support Your Biological Sample Transport Compliance

15 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Find specimen transport packaging to comply with the UN3373 regulation for transport of category B biological materials such as human or animal samples of blood, urine, faeces or tissue for diagnostic, research or clinical trials purposes. more...

Hygiena Launches New Selective Media for Listeria, Salmonella

15 Jun 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Actero™ Elite Enrichment Media for the BAX® System reduces sample handling, improves throughput and time to results. Together with the BAX® System it can provide environmental detection results in 22 hours for Listeria and 16 hours for Salmonella. more...

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) Ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA)

14 Jun 2018 | ClinicalOther

Liofilchem has received clearance from the FDA to market in the United States the Ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) for determining MIC against C. freundii, E. cloacae, E. coli, K. oxytoca, K. pneumonia, P. mirabilis, P. aeruginosa. more...

How to Choose an Anaerobic Workstation

14 Jun 2018 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

The new Whitley A135 HEPA from Don Whitley Scientific delivers efficient, cost effective anaerobic incubation conditions for routine and research laboratories. more...

Go Beyond TaqMan Specificity - Gain Additional Control With Less Work

14 Jun 2018 | Other

Contaminated ATMPs pose life-threatening risks for immunocompromised patients who need rapid QC results prior treatment. For PCR-based Mycoplasma detection a unique combination of highest specificity and more control with less pipetting is available. more...