VIT® Beer Screening
Test kit for specific identification of all beer spoilage bacteria
belonging to the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus
Item Number: 01210033
Identification of beer spoilage bacteria
Unwanted growth of beer spoilage bacteria can lead to changes in smell, taste or color and can thus impair the beer’s quality. For example, brewery products contaminated with Lactobacillus brevis turn murky and sour, while after contamination with Pediococcus damnosus they develop a buttery taste. In order to avoid economically damaging losses of batches produced, a reliable and fast microbiologcial quality control is indispensable for the brewing industry.
VIT® Beer Screening makes specific identification of all relevant beer-spoiling lactic acid bacteria possible. Finished products as well as samples from all stages of the brewing process, including yeast propagation, can be examined.
The specific VIT® gene probes allow for a dependable and highly specific differentiation of microorganisms present in the sample. In contrast to other methods, only viable bacteria are detected by the VIT® test kit, which means that dead cells do not cause false-positive results.
Your Advantages
exact identification of all beer-spoiling lactic acid bacteria and of the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus
detection of living bacteria exclusively
fast detection
highest specificity
detection is based upon our reliable VIT® gene probe technology
Increased safety for the brewing industry
VIT® Beer Screening supports you in the detection of and in the fight against beer-spoiling lactic acid bacteria. In combination with the test kit VIT® Beer plus L. brevis and VIT® Beer Megasphaera/Pectinatus, microbiological quality control in all stages of the brewing process will reach its highest level.
You would prefer to send us your samples to have them analyzed in our laboratory? In this case, our lab services Rapid and specific detection of beer spoilage lactic acid bacteria and VIT® Beer Screening are the right choice four you.
Product specifications
| Detection of | Lactobacillus brevis / frigidus, Lactobacillus backi, Lactobacillus (para-)collinoides, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rossiae, Lactobacillus coryniformis, Lactobacillus (para-)buchneri, Lactobacillus perolens / harbinensis, Lactobacillus paucivorans, Lactobacillus acetotolerans, Lactobacillus (para-)casei, Lactobacillus lindneri, Pediococcus claussenii, Pediococcus inopinatus, Pediococcus damnosus |
| Analyzable sample material, e.g. | Isolates Pre-enriched boullons Beer and mixed beer beverages Biofilms Hygiene samples |
| Technology | VIT® gene probes technology |
| Evaluation | via VIT® adapted fluorescence microscope |
| Analysis type | Qualitative analysis |
| Scope of supply | Analysis reagents Product manual |
| Package size | 25 analyses |