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Molecular Designs Simplicity Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Apr 12, 2023

Molecular Designs has released the Simplicity Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel, which can identify nucleic acids from 16 different organisms using multiplex PCR and a single sample.

Target organisms include Clostridium difficile, Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Shiga-like toxin producing E. coli (STEC), Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), Campylobacter (C. coli, C. jejuni, and C. lari), Salmonella species, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio species., Adenovirus F40/41, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, Astrovirus, Cryptosporidium species, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia lamblia.

Molecular Designs' Simplicity Panels are pre-pipetted PCR assays that are compatible with most PCR platforms and are provided in a breakaway plate to enable streamlining of workflows and reagent cost control, the company said.

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