Rapid Analysis of Indicator Microorganisms
With Scan VIT® Ballast Water Enterococcus/E. coli vermicon provides a kit that has been specially developed to scan ballast water from cargo ships for indicator microorganisms. Bacteria of the genus Enterococcus and additionally Escherichia coli are detected highly specifically and unambiguously.
With only 12 hours to results, Scan VIT® Ballast Water Enterococcus/E. coli beats any other method. It is easy to use and neither the introduction to the system nor its evaluation require extensive training.
The ideal addition to this test kit:
Scan VIT® Ballast Water Vibrio cholerae
Your Advantages
VIT® technology enables the targeted detection of individual microorganisms at population, genus or species level. The use of highly specific, rRNA-based gene probes ensures clear identification of the target organism directly in the sample.
The VIT® gene probes hybridize only with intact, metabolically active cells, as only these have sufficient amounts of ribosomal RNA. This means that only living Enterococcus and Escherichia coli are detected, while dead or inactive cells are excluded.
Complete detection is completed in just 3-5 hours - a decisive advantage over cultivation-based methods, which take several days due to enrichment, incubation and evaluation. The VIT® technology therefore enables significantly faster decisions in quality assurance, process control and release.
The test kits are user-friendly and can be integrated into existing laboratory procedures with minimal training. Detection is carried out using fluorescence microscopy and does not require complex equipment or special software solutions. This makes the method particularly robust and user-independent.
The VIT® technology is based on over 25 years of experience in the development of specific, fluorescence-labeled gene probes for microbiological analysis. It is characterized by high specificity, reproducibility and resistance to interfering matrices.
A particular advantage: as the method is based directly on rRNA and does not require enzymatic amplification steps, it is insensitive to inhibitors. False-positive results, which can occur with PCR-based test kits - especially in complex matrices - are therefore ruled out.
Product Specifications
| Detection of | Enterococcus and Escherichia coli |
| Samples that can be examined include | Ballast water |
| Technology | Scan VIT® technology |
| Analysis | by means of VIT® adapted Fluorescence microscope |
| Type of analysis | quantitative detection |
| Scope of delivery | Analysis reagents Product manual |
| Package size | 100 analyses |
| Limit of detection | 1 CFU / 100 ml |
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