• Tutorial
  • Product Matrix
  • Validate
  • Regulatory
  • ROI
  • News
  • Blog
  • Events
  • References
  • LinkedIn Group
  • Training & Consulting
  • Contact

Rapid Micro Methods News

Our news pages will keep you informed of press releases and news articles on RMM technologies, updates from technology suppliers, reviews of recent publications and presentations, and what's changing in the world of rapid methods. You can also follow our news posts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and RSS.

Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed

Please click here to submit your news

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Bruker and the CDC Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory Announce a Collaboration for Mass Spectrometry-based Microbial Identification


At the 112th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) in San Francisco, Bruker announces a new collaboration with the Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory (SBRL) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The SBRL receives approximately 800 isolates of rare and unusual bacteria from U.S. public health laboratories (PHLs) each year for identification. SBRL maintains a culture collection of over 90,000 isolates that have been received over the past 60 years. Currently, SBRL uses a polyphasic approach to identify unusual bacteria, including both traditional microbiological and molecular testing. Traditional biochemical tests may take weeks to complete. Molecular methods, i.e. 16S rRNA gene sequencing, are more rapid, but the public sequence databases may be incomplete and contain erroneous sequences.

MALDI-TOF testing can be completed in hours and therefore has the potential to produce more rapid results than traditional microbiological testing methods. The goals of this announced collaboration include: validation and expansion of the Bruker MALDI Biotyper database of protein fingerprint profiles for identification of unusual bacterial pathogens; evaluation of the use of the Bruker MALDI Biotyper as a replacement for or in conjunction with traditional biochemical testing in order to decrease the time needed for accurate identification of bacteria.

During the collaboration period of one year, each bacterial isolate received by SBRL will be tested using the MALDI Biotyper, traditional phenotypic and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing to validate the results. In addition, type strains of known bacteria will be tested by the three methods. MALDI-TOF will be evaluated for accuracy, reproducibility, and ease of use. Data will be analyzed to determine the value of adding MALDI-TOF to the SBRL testing algorithm.

This research collaboration will enhance the MALDI Biotyper database as well as determine if the MALDI-TOF platform can complement the other testing methods currently used by SBRL and the US PHLs for bacterial identification.

Dr. Gongyi Shi, Director of Scientific Affairs in the Microbiology business of Bruker Daltonics, commented: "We are very excited to establish this collaboration with CDC's Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory. The MALDI Biotyper has been demonstrated to have superior performance, compared to classical identification methods, for common bacteria representing roughly 95% of the isolates in most clinical microbiology laboratories. With SBRL's worldwide acknowledged expertise in the field and large collection of bacteria, especially those rare and unusual bacteria, we will further improve the coverage of the MALDI Biotyper reference library. Over time, this will allow us to provide an even better solution to our customers."
Posted by RapidMicro at 7:54 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
  • Click to Show All News Articles

Search for News





News Archive

  • ►  2019 (10)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2018 (187)
    • ►  December (9)
    • ►  November (16)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (14)
    • ►  August (18)
    • ►  July (9)
    • ►  June (24)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (20)
    • ►  February (19)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2017 (115)
    • ►  December (9)
    • ►  November (15)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (8)
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (11)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (12)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2016 (127)
    • ►  December (12)
    • ►  November (17)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  August (19)
    • ►  July (7)
    • ►  June (16)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (8)
    • ►  February (17)
  • ►  2015 (187)
    • ►  December (12)
    • ►  November (12)
    • ►  October (17)
    • ►  September (20)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (20)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (11)
    • ►  April (19)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ►  February (23)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2014 (199)
    • ►  December (22)
    • ►  November (16)
    • ►  October (28)
    • ►  September (19)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (17)
    • ►  April (13)
    • ►  March (13)
    • ►  February (19)
    • ►  January (17)
  • ►  2013 (229)
    • ►  December (14)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (18)
    • ►  August (8)
    • ►  July (31)
    • ►  June (21)
    • ►  May (18)
    • ►  April (22)
    • ►  March (20)
    • ►  February (15)
    • ►  January (27)
  • ▼  2012 (262)
    • ►  December (17)
    • ►  November (26)
    • ►  October (18)
    • ►  September (15)
    • ►  August (22)
    • ►  July (18)
    • ▼  June (29)
      • PositiveID Corporation's M-BAND System Featured in...
      • Seegene Introduces the First Real Time Multiplex Q...
      • Stratos and nanoMR Partner to Develop Technology f...
      • Nanosphere Receives FDA Authorization to Market It...
      • Micro Imaging Technology to Receive the First Comm...
      • NicOx Signs Worldwide Licensing Agreement With Rap...
      • Arizona State University Secures Defense Contract
      • InstantLabs' Salmonella Species Food Safety Test K...
      • T2 Biosystems Presents Data on Novel Method for En...
      • Bruker and the CDC Special Bacteriology Reference ...
      • Bruker and JMI Laboratories Announce a Collaborati...
      • Cepheid Welcomes UNITAID Commitment To Broaden Acc...
      • Team Developing Network Biosystems MDx Platform fo...
      • A Cheap, Fast, Portable Way to Diagnose Disease in...
      • Seegene Introduces the Industry's First Real-Time ...
      • Immunetics Receives FDA Clearance for BacTx Rapid ...
      • Life Technologies and OpGen Sign Collaborative Agr...
      • NanoLogix Announces Development of Multi-Well, Rap...
      • Strategic Diagnostics Inc. STEC Food Safety Produc...
      • High Speed Bench-top Sequencing to Revolutionise H...
      • Idaho Technology to Present at the 2012 American S...
      • Brown University Researchers Develop Fast and Reli...
      • BD Obtains CE Marking for the BD MAX™ MRSA Assay
      • Portable, Rapid MRSA Test that Takes Less Than an ...
      • Cepheid Receives CE Approval for New STD Assays on...
      • Lucigen Awarded Grant to Develop Rapid Test for In...
      • A Blood Test to Spot All Strains of Bird Flu in Ju...
      • Azbil BioVigilant Responds to Patent Infringement ...
      • Accelr8 and Denver Health Notified by Department o...
    • ►  May (23)
    • ►  April (26)
    • ►  March (29)
    • ►  February (20)
    • ►  January (19)
  • ►  2011 (180)
    • ►  December (19)
    • ►  November (15)
    • ►  October (23)
    • ►  September (15)
    • ►  August (20)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (24)
    • ►  May (16)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (14)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2010 (53)
    • ►  December (7)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (15)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (3)
    • ►  June (8)

Popular News Articles

  • Abbott Discontinuing Current Version of Plex-ID PCR System for Smaller Platform Under Development
    Abbott is discontinuing the current version of the Plex-ID system as it prepares for market a next-generation system intended to be smaller...
  • FDA Grants CLIA Waiver Expanding the Availability of Rapid Screening Test for Syphilis
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it granted the first-ever waiver, under certain laboratory regulations, for a rap...
  • DNA Extraction from Samples in a Minute
    Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have developed a novel technology to extract bacterial DNA in just a minute from...
  • RPS Announces CE Mark of Rapid Point-Of-Care Test to Help Detect the Body's Immune Response to Viral And Bacterial Infections
    RPS Diagnostics Inc. (RPS®) announced CE mark of its FebriDx™ test clearing the way for sales in the European Union and all countries recogn...
  • Chembio Signs Agreement With CDC Contractor to Develop a Multiplex Point-of-Care Test for Influenza Immunity
    Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., a leader in point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered int...
  • A High-Tech Real-Time Solution for Detecting Bacteria in Water
    Water quality and safety can never be taken for granted. Every day, millions of tons of inadequately treated sewage, industrial and agricult...
  • Escherichia coli Serotype O104:H4 Quality Control Strain Now Available from Microbiologics
    Leading biomaterial manufacturer, Microbiologics, has added a new strain of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) to their line o...
  • 3M Debuts Food Safety Molecular Detection Assay for Listeria monocytogenes
    The new 3M molecular detection assay for Listeria monocytogenes is the fourth test available for the 3M molecular detection system, which ...
  • MilliporeSigma Acquires BioControl to Strengthen Position in Food Safety Testing
    MilliporeSigma today announced it has acquired BioControl Systems Inc., a global leader in food safety testing. The acquisition opens grow...
  • Devices for Detecting Pathogens in Food on the Production Line
    CIC microGUNE is developing the PREDETEC project, which aims to produce sensors capable of locating infectious agents in food, thanks to the...

Links

  • Microbiology Consultants, LLC
© Copyright 2010-2019 rapidmicromethods.com. All rights reserved. • Terms of Use • Advertise
LinkedIn  LinkedIn   Follow RapidMicro on Twitter  Twitter   Follow RapidMicro on Facebook  Facebook