Product category:
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
News Release from: Eppendorf UK | Subject: Mastercycler EP Realplex
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 18 May 2006
Decisive contribution to avian flu
monitoring
Real-time PCR systems provide vital speed and accuracy in laboratories responsible for screening large numbers of samples from domestic poultry and wild birds for the presence of the avian flu virus
The WHO recommends use of real-time PCR in local veterinary diagnostic laboratories to detect nucleic acid of the influenza A virus, and in national reference labs where the virus subtype, e.g H5N1, is determined The Eppendorf Mastercycler EP Realplex offers real-time PCR in less than 30 minutes
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 14 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Albrecht Wiener, Eppendorf UK managing director, "The accuracy offered by Mastercycler EP Realplex is ideal for investigations of avian flu, where detection of the different subtypes provides crucial information on the infection behaviour of the virus.
"The modular concept and open system approach of Mastercycler ep realplex provide maximum flexibility, complemented by Eppendorf's optimised reagent kits and extensive software packages.
"The Japanese Institute for Animal Health, impressed by EPmotion's highly reproducible pipetting, has recommended that its reference labs purchase the system". Request a free brochure from Eppendorf UK ...
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