Applied Biosystems kits and software.Applied Biosystems Applied Biosystems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ABIO) is the original name of a pioneer biotechnology company founded in 1981 in Foster City, California, among the Silicon Valley cities of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. , a division of Life Technologies Corp., has announced the expansion of its portfolio of food safety testing solutions, with new kits and software to improve the detection of Salmonella and Listeria Listeria /Lis·te·ria/ (lis-ter´e-ah) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Corynebacterium); L. monocyto´genes causes listeriosis. Lis·te·ri·a n. monoqytogenes in food. These new tools, which include MicroSEQ[R] Pathogen Detection kits, PrepSEQ[TM] sample preparation kits and data analysis software, were developed to enable government agencies and food companies to more effectively monitor the food supply for contamination to help ensure food safety. These tools deliver the highest standard for next-generation food testing technology, which is being rapidly deployed to protect consumers from contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. food, such as Salmonella-tainted peanut butter, which recently caused the largest food recall in US history. Salmonella is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. . The new tools from Applied Biosystems accelerate the identification of pathogens, delivering results within hours, compared to days using other technologies. The MicroSEQ Salmonella spp. Detection Kit and MicroSEQ Listeria monocytogenes Detection Kit are enabled by a new innovation that combines fast real-time PCR-based molecular technology, in a lyophilised adj. 1. same as lyophilized. Adj. 1. lyophilised - used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum freeze-dried, lyophilized or dried format, that reduces the handling of samples. These kits are part of a complete workflow that is optimised for use with the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Real-Time PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) System. This is a simple, three-step process that enriches the sample, prepares the DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. by removing inhibitors with either the PrepSEQ Nucleic Acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis. Extraction Kit or the PrepSEQ Rapid Spin Sample Preparation Kit and runs the test using RapidFinder[TM] Express software for improved data analysis. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Daniel Fung, Ph.D, Director of Kansas State University's International Workshop on Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology, "Next-generation food testing technology is driving significant improvements in accuracy, reliability and speed of results, which are used to make important decisions, such as passing or failing batches of food products. The ability to apply genetic methods to analyse food at the molecular level supports the greater good of public health, and Applied Biosystems is among the leaders advancing this effort." Contact Invitrogen on tel 0141 814 6100 or visit www.appliedbiosystems.com and www.invitrogen.com |
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