Bioo Scientific’s Newest ELISA Facilitates the Screening of Meat Samples for Colistin Contamination

Austin, TX, March 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Bioo Scientific has added to its line of simple, quick, and fully quantitative ELISAs designed to screen food and feed samples for antibiotic contamination with the introduction of the MaxSignal® Colistin ELISA Test Kit. This kit is an effective tool for the screening of colistin in poultry, beef and pork samples. The MaxSignal Colistin ELISA Test Kit combines a unique and proprietary colistin extraction method along with stable standards to deliver dependable, accurate, rapid, cost effective and easy colistin analysis.

Colistin, also known as polymyxin E, is a cationic lipopeptide antibiotic isolated from Bacillus polymyxa subsp. colistinus. Colistin is effective against most Gram-negative bacilli. Food of animal origin is tested for colistin residues because of the possible risks for human health. Its use is restricted in the EU and Japan.

MaxSignal Colistin ELISA Test Kit is manufactured to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2008 (ISO CI#: SARA-2009-CA-0114-01-B).

About Bioo Scientific Corporation
Bioo Scientific Corporation is an Austin, TX based biotechnology company that provides innovative solutions to the life science industry. Bioo Scientific offers a complete portfolio of products and services for academic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and molecular diagnostic laboratories and organizations that perform food and feed safety analysis.

As a world leader in food safety testing, Bioo Scientific is dedicated to improving the safety of the world’s food and feed supply by developing accurate, affordable tools, which allow companies to readily screen for pathogens and contaminants. Bioo Scientific’s products are used around the world and can be purchased both directly or through our global distribution network that markets our products in more than 60 countries. For more information about Bioo Scientific, visit www.biooscientific.com.

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