Probiotics
Powerful technologies and professional expertise for revolutionary insights through direct microbiology
Wastewater
Analysis, consulting, monitoring and control of the entire biology including microbiology;
SARS-CoV-2 monitoring
Drinks
Analysis systems, test kits, services, consulting and process optimization
We Make Bacteria Shine!
Up to 99 % of all bacteria cannot be detected using conventional methods. For this reason, we have taken a new approach to directly and specifically identify, quantify and visualize microorganisms. The resulting patented VIT® (vermicon identification technology) gene probe technology is the further development and industrial standard of FISH technology (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) for the detection of microorganisms.
VIT® only detects living, culturable and non-culturable microorganisms, is reliable and highly specific. The analysis results are available within a very short time.
Analysis Systems & Test Kits
We have developed the VIT® System, the Scan VIT® System and the Flow VIT® Solution to match our technology. Each system is optimized for the specific requirements of different industrial microbiology sectors. In this way, we can offer you systems that are optimally adapted to your individual needs and challenges.
Services
Our professional laboratory analyzes your microbiological samples quickly and reliably. Thanks to our technology portfolio and our microbiological expertise, we can provide the answers you need to make your decisions safely and reliably, especially when it comes to complex issues.
Consulting & Training
Which microorganisms are responsible for the malfunctions? How can the current disruption be remedied? How can malfunctions be avoided in the future? What does the microbiological result mean for the process? How can the process be optimized? How can the biocenosis be optimized? Our team will work closely with you to optimize processes and bring your company's quality control to a higher level.
Understanding and Optimizing Biocenoses
Bacteria almost never occur alone but are always part of a community: the biocenosis. We have concentrated on analyzing and understanding microbiological communities. Because only with a holistic understanding of all cultivable and non-cultivable microorganisms and their interaction can the performance of a microbiological process be improved.
In order to really understand biocenoses, we rely on the following pillars:
Technologies
Biocenoses can only be analyzed with a combination of various modern and powerful technologies.
Know-how
Decades of experience in the analysis of biocenoses make us the specialist for complex microbial communities.
Research
We continuously research biocenoses and take part in international research projects in order to immediately incorporate relevant and highly topical results into our work.
Network
We are embedded in an international network of top-class microbiologists, so that we can access the latest findings at any time in order to find the optimum solution to your microbiology problem.
Selected Flow VIT® Test Kits
Flow VIT® Bifidobacterium bifidum
Test kit for the rapid and specific quantification of Bifidobacterium bifidum in probiotic samples using flow cytometry and fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Flow VIT® Lactobacillus acidophilus
Test kit for the rapid and specific quantification of Lactobacillus acidophilus in probiotic samples using flow cytometry and fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Flow VIT® Alicyclobacillus
Alicyclobacillus even faster and easier to detect - with the Flow VIT® Alicyclobacillus test kit. Simple operation and automatic evaluation of results.
Flow VIT® Dekkera anomala
The CyFlow™ BrettCount test kit enables fast and reliable quality control at all stages of wine production.
CyFlow™ BrettCount
Test kit for the rapid and automated analysis of Brettanomyces bruxellensis (Dekkera bruxellensis) in wine production samples. Identification and quantification of vital Brettanomyces bruxellensis cells is available in a few minutes.
VIT® System
The VIT® system consists of the VIT® microscope, the VIT® test kits, the VIT® Cam and the VIT® Vision software. It is characterized by simple application and evaluation using a fluorescence microscope. Fast, safe and reliable detection with additional visualization of the bacteria. All consumables are included in the test kit.
Selected VIT® Test Kits
Nitri-VIT®
Detection of typical nitrifying bacterial populations in wastewater samples. Differentiation between ammonium-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria.
VIT® Microthrix
Test kit for rapid and quantitative analysis of the undesirable filamentous bacterium Microthrix parvicella in wastewater samples.
VIT® Beer plus L. brevis
Test kit for rapid analysis of all beer spoiling lactic acid bacteria and especially Lactobacillus brevis.
VIT® Beer Megasphaera/Pectinatus
Do you suspect beer spoilage? This test kit quickly analyzes bacteria of the genus Pectinatus and Megasphaera cerevisiae.
VIT® Tepidimonas
Recognize biofilm formation in good time? With this test kit, the indicator bacteria of the genus Tepidimonas are analyzed quickly and directly.
We are the Original.
In the early 1990s, our founding team was actively involved in the development of FISH technology and vermicon AG has been a pioneer in modern microbiology since 1997. Our customers and partners worldwide benefit from our products and services and decades of expertise in the field of modern industrial microbiology. Our VIT® technology in all its variations incorporates our know-how and experience from decades of high-tech research and practical application in a wide range of industrial sectors.
Fast
The VIT® technology is fast. Detection is completed within just a few hours. The hands-on time is only a few minutes.
Unique
Only VIT® gene probe technology combines the speed of molecular biology methods with the specificity of direct microbiology.
Specific
VIT® was specially developed for the needs of industrial microbiology. The VIT® gene probes are highly specific for individual species or entire groups of microorganisms.
GMP and ISO 9001 certified
Our quality management is certified in accordance with the requirements and guidelines of the globally recognized standards GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and ISO 9001:2015.
Use of FISH to Analyze the Microbiome
The human microbiome is a highly complex ecosystem consisting of bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa and viruses. This small universe of microorganisms is the subject of intense interest and research in the scientific communities. With the help of FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization), bacteria can be analysed directly in their habitat.
Dr. Jiri Snaidr, CEO and founder of vermicon AG, explains how FISH works and what advantages it can offer, especially for scientists and companies involved in microbiome research.
The vermicon AG
Munich-based vermicon AG has been offering solutions for microbiology since 1997. Founded as a spin-off of the Department of Microbiology at the Technical University of Munich, it offers products and services for industrial microbiology based on its own platform technology VIT®.
With direct microbiology always in its sights, vermicon frees itself from the shackles of conventional microbiology and concentrates on providing its partners and customers with fast and highly specific solutions.
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