Beverage Pests: Detection of Alicyclobacillus
Alicyclobacilli are common thermophilic and acidophilic beverage spoilers. They cause sensory defects such as aseptic odor and taste in beverages. Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in particular is feared, but other Alicyclobacillus species can also cause such defects. The resulting economic damage to the global juice and beverage industry is enormous.
Flow VIT® Alicyclobacillus enables fast and reliable quality control in all stages of the production of fruit juices, mixed drinks and fruit juice concentrates. This means that economically damaging recalls due to contaminated products can be avoided in a timely and sustainable manner.
Flow VIT® Alicyclobacillus clearly detects all bacteria of the genus Alicyclobacillus and, in parallel, Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris (including spores) in a sample. The analysis is quick and easy to carry out and is evaluated automatically using a VIT®-adapted flow cytometer. The results of the analysis are available after just a few minutes.
Product Specifications
| Detection of | Alicyclobacillus spp. and in parallel Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris (incl. spores) |
| Samples that can be examined include | Isolates Liquid enrichment Beverages Fruit juice and concentrates |
| Technology | Flow VIT® |
| Evaluation | by means of VIT® adapted Fluorescence microscope |
| Type of analysis | qualitative and quantitative detection |
| Additional services | automatic PDF report |
| Duration of the analysis | 3 minutes per sample |
| Scope of delivery | Analysis reagents Product manual |
| Package size | 50 analyses |
More Safety for Beverage Production
Flow VIT® technology takes microbiological quality control in the beverage industry to the highest level of safety. The Flow VIT® Alicyclobacillus test kit is the first application for the rapid and specific analysis of microorganisms using flow cytometry that is already available on the market. Further innovative Flow VIT® applications will be available soon.
Are you looking for a powerful complete system? The Flow VIT® Solution is the perfect combination of flow cytometry and VIT® gene probe technology. The detection system consists of the specific Flow VIT® test kits and the VIT® adapted flow cytometer CyFlow® Cube 6.
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