Microbiology News: Jan 2015

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Microbiology News: Jan 2015

3M Molecular Detection Assays Receive Official Methods Approval

30 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageOther

3M Molecular Detection Assays, Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species, have been approved for First Action Official Method of Analysis distinction by AOAC INTERNATIONAL more...

USDA Approval of VetScan FeLV/FIV Feline Rapid Test

27 Jan 2015 | Veterinary

USDA approves Abaxis VetScan FeLV-FIV Rapid Test Kit for the detection of FeLV antigen and FIV antibodies from feline blood samples. more...

New Salmonella Serotype Confirmed - Salmonella Lubbock

27 Jan 2015 | Food & Beverage

New salmonella serotype discovered in cattle is Salmonella Lubbock, researchers believe 20 - 30% of current strains, Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Mbandaka may be reclassified as Salmonella Lubbock. more...

Update on Antibiotic Sensitivity Webinars by CLSI and APHL

27 Jan 2015 | Clinical

Highlights for 2015 include introduction of the Carba NP test for carbapenemases and expanded recommendations for quality control testing. more...

FDA Clearance for Roche cobas® MRSA/SA

27 Jan 2015 | Clinical

cobas® MRSA/SA test detects MRSA and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus simulataneously directly from nasal specimens. more...

Easy-to-Use Rapid Salmonella Environmental Monitoring Test

26 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageOther

InSite Salmonella is a self-contained, ready-to-use swab test which contains a specialized liquid medium that changes color when Salmonella species are present, positive results in 24 hr. more...

Priorclave Features Top Loading Autoclaves at Arab Health

26 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Priorclave’s top loading laboratory autoclave range includes a compact 60 litre autoclave is specially for labs with limited space but want to autoclave taller items. more...

bioMérieux Acquires Ceeram

26 Jan 2015 | Food & Beverage

CEERAM molecular virus detection kits (ceeramTools®) will expand bioMérieux’s food testing solutions portfolio. more...

FDA Approval for Detection and Identification Assay for HIV, HCV and HBV in Blood

23 Jan 2015 | Clinical

The Roche cobas TaqScreen MPX Test, v2.0 offers enhanced sensitivity and workflow advantages being able to detect and identify HIV, HCV and HBV in donated blood and blood components, FDA approved. more...

Confident in Your Disinfectant? Confirm with TSC New Simplified Sponge System

20 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Food safe pre-moistened blue sponge, ideal for sampling larger surface areas and critical environments. Sponge sampling kit with neutralising buffer, can go straight from sampling to stomacher. more...

Puritan Liquid Amies Compatible with Copan's WASP® Micro Lab Automation

20 Jan 2015 | ClinicalOther

A comparative study has demonstrated parity of diagnostic performance between Puritan’s Liquid Amies and Copan’s ESwab when used in the WASP, making Puritan a viable and cost-effective alternative. more...

Compact Dry™ - Simple, Ready to Use Plating System

19 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageWaterOther

Video demos how to use Compact Dry, an easy, ready to use plating system for total counts, coliforms, E.coli, Staph aureus and Yeast and Mold testing in foods, beverages and raw materials. more...

Walk-away Colony Counts With Identification on Chromogenic Plates

19 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Colony Counts and ID on Chromogenic media

Walk-away automated colony counting and identification on chromogenic media, accurate, objective and fully traceable results - stored data can be reviewed anywhere, anytime. more...

Detecting Salmonella enterica in Poultry

19 Jan 2015 | Food & Beverage

Salmonella enterica detection assays from Roka Bioscience uses the Atlas System that automates all stages of molecular diagnostic testing on a single, integrated platform. more...

Biorex Diagnostics Launches Food Safety Sister Company - Biorex Food Diagnostics

15 Jan 2015 | Food & Beverage

Biorex Food Diagnostics offer a wide range of ELISAs for the rapid detection of microbial and industrial contaminants, natural toxins, hormones, antibiotics and other veterinary drug residues in food and feed. more...

bioMérieux Distributes COPAN’s WASP® and WASPLab™ Automated Systems

09 Jan 2015 | ClinicalOther

COPAN's WASP® Walk-Away Specimen Processor and the WASPLab™ solutions automate microbiology laboratory tasks and provide digital imaging and analysis, now distributed by bioMérieux. more...

NEW! InnovaPrep Large Volume Concentration (LVC) Kit

08 Jan 2015 | Water

The InnovaPrep LVC is a new kit that allows concentration of bacteria and viruses from large liquid volumes (up to 20+ liters) very rapidly using existing head pressure or with the use of a basic pump. more...

New Autoclaves Feature Enhanced Safety, Space Savings, and Serviceability

07 Jan 2015 | Other

Consolidated Sterilizer Systems have released of two new laboratory autoclaves in the EZ-Glide™ Vertical Sliding Door Autoclave series more...

New NCIMB Video Demonstrates Ampoule Opening

07 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

A new NCIMB video demonstrates how to open and use reference cultures supplied in glass ampoules. more...

FDA Clearance and CLIA Waiver for Strep A FIA

05 Jan 2015 | Clinical

Sofia Strep A+ Fluorescent Immunoassay (FIA) uses advanced immunofluorescence-based lateral-flow technology to detect Group A Streptococcal antigens from throat swabs. more...

First 15 Minute Quantitative Screening for Aflatoxin M1

05 Jan 2015 | Food & Beverage

Charm’s MRLAFMQ lateral flow test detects aflatoxin M1 in only 15 minutes. more...

COPAN Release a Series of Free Educational Videos

05 Jan 2015 | ClinicalOther

COPAN have launched the first in a series of free educational videos, as part of COPAN’s ongoing commitment to demonstrate best practices for specimen collection. See first video in the series featuring nasopharyngeal swab specimen collection. more...

Serial Dilution System for Total Viable Counts

05 Jan 2015 | Food & BeverageOtherCosmetic/Personal Care

Inlabtec Serial Dilution System is faster and up to ten times less expensive than serial dilutions using test tubes - achieve the perfect dilution every time. more...

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