>Can anyone help me with names and addresses of companies producing
>PCR products for routine food microbiology analysis. I have a student
>interested in undertaking comaprative studies of test kits as an M.Sc
>project, but our local suppliers are a little behind on the latest
>products and companies. Any help would be much appreciated (comments on
>any experiences using them too!).
Chris, DuPont (Wilmington, DE) is the only commercial company with a PCR
kit for food analysis that I am aware of. It is for Salmonella, but I'm
not sure on its availability. It requires approximately a 24 hour culture
enrichment, followed by an 8 hour PCR enrichment and gel electrophoresis
for detection. There have been a few publications on the topic, none from
commercial sources
I hope this helps
Mike Curiale MikeC12053 at aol.com.
