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Biolog MicroLog MicroStation Identification System

A Powerful Automated System for the Rapid Identification of Bacteria, Yeasts & Filamentous Fungi.

The MicroStation from Biolog rapidly identifies over 1,973 species of aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, yeasts & Filamentous Fungi. This easy to use system brings reference quality identification to any size laboratory without the labor-intensive requirements of conventional strips or panels.

Biolog scientists have developed a proprietary carbon-source utilization test methodology and placed it in a convenient MicroPlate™ test format. When an organism is introduced to the wide variety of pre-selected carbon sources in the MicroPlate, it produces a characteristic pattern or "fingerprint". The biochemical results for the target isolate are automatically read and recorded in seconds, eliminating the subjectivity of visual interpretation. The results are then compared to an extensive database for final identification.

RAPID RESULTS

Results are interpreted and recorded automatically. The identified species is displayed on a computer monitor along with its reaction pattern, a list of 10 species with the closest related reaction patterns and other useful statistics.


INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE

Intelligent software compensates automatically for different color/turbidity intensities, eliminating the subjectivity of visual interpretation. The innovative PID (Progressive Identification) pattern matching algorithm considers not only the whole reaction pattern but an organism's preferred carbon sources when determining its identification. Strain relationships based on carbon source utilization can be displayed as a graphic output in the form of dendrograms or cluster diagrams.


ONE BASIC TESTING PROTOCOL

Since 1989, Biolog has supplied the laboratory with microbial identification/ characterization testing products. The patented, award-winning metabolic detection chemistry in Biolog's MicroPlates allows identification of a wide variety of bacteria, yeasts and Filamentous fungi. The same protocol is used for identifying all organisms and consists of four basic steps.
  STEP 1   STEP 2
Isolate a pure culture on Biolog media and gram stain the organism to determine testing protocol.
Prepare inoculum at specified cell density.

  STEP 3

  STEP 4
Inoculate and incubate MicroPlate
Read MicroPlate and determine ID

EXTENSIVE DATABASE

Biolog's databases contain over 1,973 different organisms including those important in both clinical and non-clinical fields of microbiology. Many of these species cannot be identified with other identification systems. The new Windows software interface makes it easy for the user to build their own database of organism reaction pattern.
The MicroStation System has applications for all fields of Microbiology
  • Clinical
  • Veterinary
  • Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Cosmetics
  • Quality Control
  • Environmental
  • Research
  • Agriculture
  • Plant Pathology
  • Biological Control
  • Bioremediation
  • Microbial Communities
  • Marine/Aquaculture
  • Food & Beverage

MICROBIAL CHARACTERIZATION
The MicroStation System can also be used for a number of other microbiological assays. The biochemical characterization information contained in each MicroPlate is enormous -one plate collects carbon source utilization data for 95 different compounds!

Bacterial communities can be analyzed using the MicroPlate™ technology. By applying PCA (Principal Component Analysis) to your MicroPlate™ data, you can track changes in or find relationships between microbial communities. Trace individual strains of bacteria from environmental sources to product contamination by analyzing their carbon utilization fingerprints. Evaluate the efficacy of bioremediation protocols by using data collected from Biolog's MT MicroPlate™. The power of the MicroStation System provides you the flexibility to use pre-defined microbial characterization protocols or develop your own for your specific needs.

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