foodproof® kits for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 – your benefits

High efficiency No need for further confirmation of your results thanks to the high reliability of the newest real-time PCR technology High speed for considerable time savings Optimize costs through fast results – available within 24 hours including pre-enrichment (compared to up to 3 days using traditional methods) More convenience Kits include all reagents necessary for detection as well as positive, negative and internal amplification controls for high quality assurance

foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kits: money-saving, reliable, convenient

Fast and reliable detection and identification of food and environment potentially contaminated with E. coli O157 using real-time PCR kits based on LightCycler^® and TaqMan^® instruments.

Faster results

With the innovative foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kit 5’Nuclease  (for TaqMan^® instruments) and foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kit, Hybridization Probes (for LightCycler^® instruments), Merck offers real-time PCR kits for the specific detection of E. coli O157 DNA in food and other environmental samples. With foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kits, both based on newest real-time PCR technology, clear and precise results are available within 24 hours without the need for further confirmation. This enables food analysis labs and food plants to release their foods much faster than the traditional culture media-based methods that take up to 3 days

More convenience and reliability

For high convenience and easy handling, the foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kits do not require skills in molecular biology and the inclusion of uracil N-glycosylase enzyme in the reaction mix minimizes the risk of carry-over contaminations. The convenient foodproof^® ShortPrep II allows for quick and efficient DNA extraction of E. coli O157 from most food matrices within 30 minutes, while the foodproof^® Sample Preparation Kit I  enables the DNA extraction of this pathogen from difficult food matrices. Both DNA extraction kits are therefore the perfect match for the foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kits. To ensure maximum reliability, the foodproof^® E. coli O157 Detection Kits have been developed in full accordance with the latest ISO requirements for real-time PCR and their performance has been tested by the AOAC Research Institute.

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