bacterial dna

Revealing the complexity of the microflora in food and feed products

Since 2013, ISI Food Protection complements classical microbiological analyses of the microbial microflora with more advanced molecular tools to provide the most accurate picture of the population of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in a sample. Independent of cultivation, by direct extraction of the whole DNA present in the sample, targeted metagenomic analyses provides rapid identification…

New qPCR method for the qualitative detection of botulinum type A, B, E and F neurotoxin-producing Clostridia

ISI Food Protection has implemented a new qPCR method for the qualitative detection of botulinum type A, B, E and F neurotoxin-producing Clostridia (Clostridium botulinum, C. baratii and C. butyricum) using real-time PCR instruments. This method has been accredited by DANAK. This means that we have two accredited methods for the detection of Clostridium botulinum:…