Microbiology News: Jul 2016

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Microbiology News: Jul 2016

Special Focus - What's on Show at IAFP 2016

31 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOther

Using our new design, interactive graphic you can see at a glance some highlights on this year's exhibition stands. more...

AOAC-RI PTM for RapidFinder STEC Detection Workflow for 375g Raw Beef

29 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

New AOAC-RI PTM Certification gained for Applied Biosystems RapidFinder STEC Detection Workflow for rapid and simultaneous detection of E.coli O157:H7 and the Big Six Shiga toxigenic E.coli (serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121 & O145) in 375g raw beef samples. more...

Always Work in Optimal Pipetting Volume Range with One Base Unit

29 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Interchangeable pipetting heads for the handheld INTEGRA VIAFLO 96/384 electronic pipettes allows optimised pipetting volumes from 0.5 to 1250 microliters with the purchase of just one base unit. more...

Legiolert™ Simplifies Legionella Water Testing

29 Jul 2016 | Water

Legiolert™ detects 1 Legionella pneumophila in a 100 mL potable water sample within 7 days. Based on bacterial enzyme technology, a simple colour change in the media indicates the presence of actively growing Legionella pneumophila. more...

Quick and Simple Method for Performing and Recording Colony Counts

27 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

An inexpensive manual colony counter that is simple to use, flexible enough to read large and small plates and allows results to be easily recorded, more...

Collect, Store, and Transport Biochemical Samples with TruStrip

26 Jul 2016 | Clinical

The TruStrip Sample Transfer System (STS) is a novel, simple, and cost-effective strip-based technology for collecting, storing, and transporting specific volumes of biological samples on pre-calibrated strips without the need for any measuring devices such as a pipette. more...

Instantly Analyze Your Petri Dishes

25 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

Automated Petri Dish reader for food microbiology

Manual counting of Petri dishes is time consuming and subjective, with the INTERSCIENCE Scan automated colony counter plates can be counted with up to 98 % accuracy, plus data export allows photos of the plate to be retained for later re-checking. Booth #830. more...

Simplify Sampling with COPAN’s Line of Swab Rinse Kits (SRK™)

25 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

Detecting pathogens in the food industry just got easier. Whether swabbing heavily contaminated surfaces or difficult-to-reach equipment, COPAN has developed an SRK™ product to fit your specific needs. Please visit us at Booth #218. more...

Change Volume x10 Times Faster with EVOLVE Range of Manual Pipettes

25 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

At the recent Analytica 2016 exhibition INTEGRA launched single and multichannel versions of the EVOLVE range of manual pipettes which have a unique volume change system allowing users to set volumes up to 10x times. more...

ATCC® Green Florescent Protein (GFP) Strains for Food Testing Applications

25 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOther

ATCC GFP-labeled strains provide a reliable method for distinguishing control strain cross-contamination from true contamination during food testing. more...

Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Pre-Weigh Dehydrated Culture Media

21 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

Increase accuracy and efficiency with the new Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Pre-Weigh Dehydrated Culture Media, supplied in 'rip' and 'tip' format for both 1L and 8L sizes the range includes the most frequently-used and well-characterised formulations. more...

AOAC-RI for Solus Listeria™ and Salmonella™ – Meet us at IAFP Stand 839

20 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

Solus Salmonella™ and Solus Listeria™ pathogen detection tests have been given PTM status by the AOAC-RI, the Solus DS2 system can run from 1 to 186 samples at a time, giving laboratories the capacity of almost 600 samples in an 8 hour day. more...

Web Based Help with Compliance USP General Chapters 41 and 1251 on Weighing

19 Jul 2016 | Pharmaceutical

A new, collaborative online reference library from METTLER TOLEDO covers everything from calibration issues to USP revisions to help users gain the competence necessary to achieve maximum accuracy and efficiency in the lab. more...

PathSensors Announces New Universal BioSensor

19 Jul 2016 | Other

Innovative technology makes It easier, less expensive to develop and deploy high sensitivity bio threat detection solutions with multiple applications in food and plant safety, medicine, public health, homeland security. more...

ISG’s £21 Million Laboratory Set to Rival Europe’s Top Pathology Facilities

19 Jul 2016 | Clinical

A state of the art new London core laboratory is being built by HSL (Health Services Laboratories) a joint venture between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. more...

Reliable Lab Water Purification Solution With Real-Time Monitoring

19 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

The Elix® High-Throughput water purification system is designed to operate at the heart of a central water purification solution, offering full connectivity, real-time remote monitoring gives access to all important water quality data. more...

High Speed ID and AST for Positive Blood Cultures

19 Jul 2016 | Clinical

For positive blood cultures, Accelerate Pheno™ System and Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC kit is based on single-cell microbiology analysis direct from specimen without prior culturing and colony isolation, using advanced automated microscopy and computerized image analysis. more...

Seward Introduces Major New Food Sample Prep Products at IAFP 2016

18 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

New Seward Stomacher® 400 EVO laboratory blender and sterile media products for food microbiology testing to be shown in U.S. for the first time. Insterprep sachets contain ready-to-use instantly-soluble sterile media granules, just add to Stomacher bag together with sterile water. more...

It’s Blue! It’s New! Sampling Products for the Food Industry

18 Jul 2016 | Food & Beverage

Specially designed for use in a food processing environment, the Labplas sample collection range includes Twirl’Blue sterile sampling bags, sterile blue gloves and blue clip pens with detectable retractable blue clips. more...

Fastest “Time-to-Results” with FoodChek’s Actero™ Enrichment Media

15 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOther

FoodChek poster presented at IAFP, 2016 details how the Actero Listeria Enrichment media can greatly reduce enrichment times for Listeria detection in RTE deli meats and dairy foods more...

New VITEK® MS Update Enables ID of Mycobacteria, Nocardia & Moulds

14 Jul 2016 | ClinicalOther

VITEK® MS is now the first mass spectrometry system with an IVD-CE marked database that includes identification of mycobacteria, Nocardia and moulds. bioMérieux is also introducing kits for safe, rapid, and easy preparation of these species. more...

Whitepaper on Endotoxin Testing: It’s Time to Embrace the Alternative

14 Jul 2016 | OtherPharmaceutical

The PyroGene™ recombinant Factor C (rFC) Assay is an animal-free alternative to LAL that has been accepted by the FDA, EP and other regulatory authorities as an alternative method. Lonza's whitepaper describes the advantages of the assay and how to validate. more...

Enhanced 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring and Management System

12 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOther

The new 3M Clean-Trace System offers a complete system consisting of a luminometer handheld device, compatible tests and a new software platform, to verify that surfaces have been effectively cleaned in seconds for better decision making and audit preparedness. more...

Application Guide for Liquid Transfers between Different Labware Formats

12 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

INTEGRA has prepared an explanatory application guide that demonstrates the benefits of its electronic adjustable tip spacing VOYAGER II pipette range in transferring liquid samples between different labware formats. more...

VITEK® MS CE-Marked Database Expands to Include Mycobacteria, Nocardia and Moulds

12 Jul 2016 | Clinical

VITEK MS CE-marked database has been expanded to include 297 new species including identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) group, 45 species of the most frequent non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), and 48 of the most medically important moulds. more...

Revolutionary Single Channel Pipette

12 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Set pipette volumes from 0.2 to 5,000 µl more than ten times faster with the INTEGRA EVOLVE single channel manual pipette. more...

Instantly Soluble, Pre-weighed Media in Stomacher® Bags

11 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOther

Insterprep® is a range of instantly soluble, pre-measured, sterile media either in a Stomacher® bag or in a sachet, simply add sterile distilled water and your sample as per your protocol. more...

ATP Bioluminescence Rapid Testing of Fruit Juice Products

11 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOther

Currently in use by many international companies, the Promicol rapid ATP test gives faster product release for fruit juices, smoothies and concentrates, with specially designed reagents that cope with the acidic nature of these products. more...

Priorclave RSC Autoclaves Can Improve Lab Efficiency

11 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

With a 350 litre rectangular chamber, the Priorclave RSC 350 laboratory autoclave is the perfect choice for high throughput sterilising applications or where there is a requirement to handle extra-bulky items. more...

Gosselin™ Blender Bags for Microbiological and Chemical Analysis

11 Jul 2016 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Ideally suited for the preparation of samples for microbiological and chemical analysis, the Gosselin™ range of sterile blender bags are highly resistant, can be used from -80C to +75C, available with or without filters, with traceability on each filter. more...

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