BioMérieux Achieves First-Ever AOAC INTERNATIONAL Approval for PCR Multiplex Detection of STEC and Salmonella in Cannabis Flower for the GENE-UP® PRO STEC/ Salmonella Assay
September 21, 2021 at 08:38 am EDT
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bioMérieux announced that it has received AOAC INTERNATIONAL Performance Tested MethodSM approval for its GENE-UP® PRO STEC /Salmonella assay, for the simultaneous enrichment and detection of STEC (Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli) and Salmonella spp. in cannabis samples. This approval further supports increased efficiency to cannabis microbiology testing laboratories, especially in states that require AOAC INTERNATIONAL validated methods. With a single enrichment and real-time multiplex PCR detection, the GENE-UP PRO STEC /Salmonella assay provides reliable detection of these regulated pathogens in cannabis in 24 hours, all with a single test. PCR technology is one of the most widely used diagnostic approaches for detecting pathogens in a variety of matrices. The GENE-UP PRO STEC /Salmonella assay is easy to use and scientifically robust. It reduces cost and hands-on time, as well as reduces error-prone steps. Users have the added value of gaining full access to bioMérieux scientific expertise. With a simple sample preparation protocol, this single enrichment assay has three fast and easy steps. Users obtain results for both pathogens with a single PCR test simultaneously, with confidence, saving the laboratory time, labor, and money.
bioMérieux designs, develops, produces, and sells systems used in clinical practice to diagnose infectious diseases (including HIV, tuberculosis, and respiratory infections), cancers, and cardiovascular pathologies based on a biological sample (blood, saliva, urine, etc.). Net sales break down by sector of application as follows:
- medical applications (84.4%): in industry, microbiological testing of samples from finished products, materials during the manufacturing process, or the environment, primarily in the food-processing, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics sectors;
- industrial applications (15.6%).
The group's diagnostic systems consist of three elements with related services: reagents, instruments (or platforms or analyzers), software, and services.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe/Middle East/Africa (32.4%), North America (44.1), Asia/Pacific (17.3%) and Latin America (6.2%).
BioMérieux Achieves First-Ever AOAC INTERNATIONAL Approval for PCR Multiplex Detection of STEC and Salmonella in Cannabis Flower for the GENE-UP® PRO STEC/ Salmonella Assay