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Identifying Staphylococci in Foods within 24 Hours


Oxoid has announced the launch of Brilliance™ Staph 24 Agar - a selective and diagnostic chromogenic medium for the isolation and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) in foods, within 24 hours.


Staphylococci are found in a broad range of foods, including meat, dairy, bakery and ready-to-eat products. EU regulations on acceptable limits of staphylococci in cheese, milk powder and shellfish are in place; with levels exceeding 1x105CFU/g considered as dangerous. Food producers therefore need to demonstrate that their products contain levels lower than this concentration. Foods that require extensive handling, preparation or are kept at slightly elevated temperatures after manufacture are commonly implicated in staphylococcal food poisoning.


Oxoid Brilliance Staph 24 Agar allows the isolation and enumeration of CPS 24 hours earlier than with traditional media (such as Baird-Parker Egg Yolk Tellurite Agar) which take at least 48 hours for a result. On Brilliance Staph 24 Agar, CPS will grow as dark blue colonies on a clear agar background, allowing rapid, easy identification and enumeration within 24 hours.


Brilliance Staph 24 Agar detects coagulase-positive staphylococci, including pathogenic coagulase-positive, non- aureus staphylococci, such as S. intermedius. It also -prevents


growth of nontarget organisms, therefore, eliminating extensive confirmatory testing and miscalculation of cell counts.


The Oxoid Brilliance Staph 24 Agar method has been validated and approved by MicroVal according to the ISO 16140 standard against the reference method ISO 6888:1999-Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) - Part 1: Technique using Baird-Parker Agar medium for meat, dairy, seafood, bakery products and composite food.


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Efficient Organisation and Tracking of Samples


Developed for Micronic - Track-IT™ is a new Sample Management System interfaced to a 2D code reader that allows users to reliably and efficiently organise and track individual samples. Keeping track of large numbers and types of samples and specimen (chemical compounds, DNA, RNA, plasmids, clones, proteins, peptides, probes, antibodies, enzymes, tissues, cell lines etc) - where they are and their precise location is a demanding and critical task for many laboratories and sample storage facilities. Track-IT is a complete software package designed to track and manage your samples - ideal for biobanks and biorepositories as well as molecular biology, cellular biology, clinical, chemical, biochemistry, immunology, high- throughput screening and IVF laboratories.


Fully compatible with most commercial barcode readers and scanners - Track-IT allows users to catalogue and organise samples quickly and efficiently. The central information database produced by Track-IT is customisable to match the workflow of your laboratory, as well as to match the unique aspects of different sample types. Track-IT has been designed to empower laboratory scientists to simply manage sample data and information and make it available to other colleagues in their organisation. Offering operation over an intranet, Track-IT allows data to be accessed from any connected computer in the network thereby accelerating information retrieval. Consequently laboratory staff is able to spend less time on repetitive and time-consuming operations and dedicate more time to productive research activities. Track-IT allows users to simply import data from existing files into a common presentation, undertake cross database searches, quickly retrieve information and produce reports. Compliant with CFR 21 Part 11 protocols, Track-IT offers full sample audit traceability. Combining reliability, efficiency and ease of use with affordability a single Track-IT licence covers all users within an organisation.


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New Triple Gas Incubators for IVF and Cell Culture Laboratories


Available in two sizes, the new triple gas incubators from IKS offer a high quality culturing environment with excellent temperature accuracy and CO2 stability.


The larger incubator (IVS-9160GC), with 173 litre chamber and eight divided inner doors, delivers a very good price performance ratio, while the small 33 litre model (IVS-9000GC) with six divided inner doors is ideal for use with lowered oxygen concentrations.


Both of these triple gas incubators provide a condensation-free chamber with rounded corners for easy cleaning and the well-designed interior is fully autoclavable. Very fast recovery times for


temperature, CO2 and O2 ensure a highly stable environment for embryo growth, and an internal HEPA filter prevents contamination. Other features include a dual-beam (non-dispersive) infrared


CO2 sensor and an access port allowing connection to an external XiltriX®


sensor.


Product Manager Han Weerdesteyn, commented: “Many IVF laboratories have moved to using lowered


O2 concentrations to improve the viability of the growing embryos. IKS triple gas (CO2/O2) incubators fit very well with the needs of these laboratories,


being able to control both the CO2 and O2 level of the incubator. These very stable and affordable,


condensation-free incubators provide the best possible environment for growing embryos.”


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Productive Flexible Electronic Pipettor


Integra has announced the introduction of the 6 channel Voyager electronic adjustable spacing pipettor.


Designed for laboratories looking for a productive and flexible electronic pipettor - the new six channel Voyager™ features a revolutionary mechanism that alters tip spacing at the press of a button. The 6 channel Voyager incorporates a small motor that moves the centre-to-centre tip spacing quickly and smoothly at any point in a protocol, all with one hand.


Users can preset up to three distinct tip spacing’s enabling one 6 channel Voyager to accommodate most labware vessels. The 6 channel tip spacing for both models can be adjusted from 9.0mm to 19.5mm.


All Voyager pipettors share the same easy-to-use Touch Wheel™ controller from the award winning Viaflo pipettors series with intuitive programming and the industry's first full-colour display. Also, all Voyager pipettors are designed to utilise Viaflo Griptips. As a result, individuals can pipette without ever having a tip loosen and leak or fall off. Two six channel Voyager models are now available, in volume ranges of 10-300µl and 50- 1250µl. This unique product makes quick work with 24 well plates, 48 well plates and many additional labware formats.


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INTERNATIONAL LABMATE - APRIL/MAY 2010 - LABORATORY PRODUCTS


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