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Clear Labs Clear Safety NGS Platform

Feb 19, 2019

Clear Labs has released a software update for its Clear Safety NGS platform, which now includes Salmonella serotyping. According to the firm, food safety professionals can now detect up to 40 unique Salmonella serotypes in an enriched sample in about 24 hours. With the update, Clear Labs said that the platform allows food manufacturers and service labs to test for the presence or absence of pathogens and serotypes at the same time. In addition, the firm noted that customers can now choose if they want to test for the disease at the genus level, species level, or the serotype level. 

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