Eiken Chemical to Release LAMP-based Camplybacter Reagent Test Kit.Tokyo, Japan, Mar 31, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Eiken Chemical will begin marketing a new reagent test kit, Loopamp Campylobacter Campylobacter Genus of gram-negative spiral-shaped bacteria infecting mammals. Many species, especially C. fetus, cause miscarriage in sheep and cattle. C. jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning. Sources include meats (particularly chicken) and unpasteurized milk. Detection Reagent Kit, on April 10. The new product, which is based on the company's proprietary 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. amplification method Loop-medicated isothermal i·so·ther·mal adj. Of, relating to, or indicating equal or constant temperatures. isothermal, isothermic having the same temperature. amplification (LAMP), is designed to detect Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in food. Using a real-time turbidmeter, the kit can detect the amplification and presence of Campylobacter jejuni/coli in one hour. No electrophoresis is required for the detection. Campylobacter jejuni/coli, which is frequently fond in poultry, is the primary cause of food-poisoning cases in Japan. The kit for 48 tests sells for 54,700 yen ($460). The product will be available on WebSERVE/e Goenome Order (http://genome.e-mp.jp), an online shop run by Fujitsu System Solutions. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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