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Solutions by vermicon are available for a variety of industrial sectors. Choose a sector on the left in order to find out more about fields of application and advantages.
- Wastewater
  
  Microbiology of wastewater
  
  Without microorganisms, modern wastewater treatment would be impossible. Wastewater treatment plants are huge microbiological powerhouses where microorganisms are the major players, as they are responsible for the conversion of chemical compounds and for the degradation of pollutants.
- Beverages
  
  Beverages
  
  vermicon offers a range of products and services for the whole beverage industry. By application of comprehensive microbiology and VIT®, problematic organisms can be identified quickly, leading to fast and reliable clearance decisions.
- Food
  
  Applying VIT® for food
  
  VIT®'s speed and high specificity make gene probe technology a perfect tool for identification of pathogenic and desired microorganisms in food.
- Water
  
  VIT® for water samples
  
  Detect microorganisms in drinking-, cooling-, and ballast water quickly and reliably with VIT®.
- Industrial process water
  
  Microbial process disruptions
  
  Track microbial populations in process water and tackle problems at their source - with VIT®.
  - Industrial processes
  - Biofilms
- Pharmaceuticals
  
  Direct analysis of microorganisms
  
  With FISH technology, microorganisms can be detected directly in probiotic and pharmaceutical products. vermicon AG is GMP certified and is an approved pharmaceutical testing laboratory according to § 67, Abs. 1 AMG.
  - Pharmaceuticals
  - Probiotics
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- VIT® Technology
  
  VIT® Technology
  
  The fast, reliable and highly-specific VIT® gene probe technology is a further development and the industrial standard of the FISH technology. It is made for the detection of microorganisms.
- Flow VIT® Technology
  
  Flow VIT® Technology
  
  Flow VIT® technology is based on the reliable VIT® gene probe technology. This analysis technique has been specifically developed for use with flow cytometers and allows a fast, highly specific and automated analysis of microbiological samples.
- Scan VIT® Technology
  
  Scan VIT® Technology
  
  Scan VIT® Technology allows an absolute, quantitative detection of microcolonies – fast, reliable and highly specific
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- Wastewater
  - Detection of pathogens
  - Detection of filamentous bacteria
  - Detection of nitrifying bacteria
  - Anaerobic reactors
  - Detection of Phosphate eliminating bacteria
    - Bio-P Analysis
  - Generation of population profiles
    - Main group population analysis
    - Premium population analysis
- Drinks
  - Detection of beverage spoilage bacteria
  - Detection of beer spoilage bacteria
  - Detection of spoilage yeasts
    - Fermentative yeasts – Identification
    - Fermentative yeasts – Screening
  - Others
    - E. coli/ Coliforms
    - Individual detection of bacteria
- Water
  - Legionella
    - Legionella – Quantification
    - Legionella – Identification
  - Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB)
    - Sulphate-reducing bacteria – Quantification
    - Sulphate-reducing bacteria – Identification
  - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    - Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Quantification
    - Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Identification
  - Biofilm forming bacteria
    - Tepidimonas/Cloacibacterium
- Identifications
  - Mold-Identification
    - MIS Analysis (MI)
  - Identification of bacteria
    - MIS Analysis (BI)
    - MIS Analysis, partial (BI)
  - Identification of yeasts
    - MIS Analysis, partial (YI)
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vermicog AG offers innovative solutions for microbiology in all sectors of industrial microbiology.
Since its founding in 1997, our actions are determined by our conviction that the conventional limitations of microbiology have to be broken out of in order to receive convincing solutions. Our goals are to successfully answer microbiological problems and a sustainable implementation of these answers to practice.
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VIT® Legionella

Test kit for rapid analysis of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila

Item Number: 01210012

Detection pathogenic germs: Legionella

VIT® Legionella can be applied for fast and reliable bacteria colony verification. It detects all members of Legionella and Legionella pneumophila in one single analysis.

In all other cases, also for quantification of detected Legionella cells, we recommend the application of Scan VIT® Legionella

The analysis is easy to conduct – only few minutes hands-on time. The results are provided within 3 hours. Analysis is performed by using a fluorescence microscope. All essential consumables required for analysis are contained in the kit. Package size: 25 analyses.

Analysis can be performed with following samples:

Isolates (directly)

This product is also available as service:
Identification of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella spp.

Identical microscopic image after analysis with the test kit: phase contrast, Legionella spp. cells shine green, Legionella pneumophila specifically red. — Identical microscopic image after VIT® analysis: phase contrast, Legionella spp. cells shine green, Legionella pneumophila specifically red.

Advantages

detection of Legionella and L. pneumophila in one single analysis
detection of living bacteria exclusively
fast detection
highest specificity
detection is based upon our reliable VIT® gene probe technology

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