PathoGenetix Begins Production Of The Resolution Microbial Genotyping System

The RESOLUTION Microbial Genotyping System is fully automated and includes the instrument, pathogen databases, bioinformatics and data analysis software, and pathogen-specific assays. The RESOLUTION System has been developed for food safety testing and foodborne illness outbreak investigations.

Watertown, MA (PRWEB) - PathoGenetix announces commercial launch and shipment of the Resolution Microbial Genotyping System for rapid bacterial serotyping and strain typing.

Production of commercial instruments for sales and delivery was a key milestone for the Genome Sequence Scanning Technology.

The RESOLUTION Microbial Genotyping System is fully automated and includes the instrument, pathogen databases, bioinformatics and data analysis software, and pathogen-specific assays. The RESOLUTION System has been developed for food safety testing and foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Protocols have been developed that enable the analysis of food and clinical samples, providing molecular serotype and strain type for target pathogens in as few as five hours, without the need for a pure culture isolate.

The RESOLUTION System is based on PathoGenetix’s proprietary Genome Sequence Scanning™ (GSS™) technology, initially developed to detect bio-threat pathogens in environmental samples under a five-year, $50-million contract through the Department of Homeland Security. The breakthrough genotyping technology isolates and analyzes DNA direct from complex mixtures—without the need for a pure culture isolate—and provides molecular serotype and strain type information for target bacteria in just five hours. The strain type information provided by GSS is comparable to pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), the current gold standard for pathogen identification.

The RESOLUTION has a comprehensive Pathogen Library that includes 371 strains of Salmonella, 402 strains of E.coli and 53 strains of Listeria enabling significantly improved rapid and accurate identification of Salmonella and E.coli strains. With Resolution software, the end user has ability to add new strains to the library.

Working with its sister-company, Fluid Management Systems, Inc. (FMS), PathoGenetix has made a significant investment in the design over the past year and has begun commercial production of the RESOLUTION System at the PathoGenetix-FMS facility in Watertown, MA.

“PathoGenetix’ president Hamid Shirkhan quotes: It is exciting to be part of the development and launch of a break-through life saving technology for food safety and public health.”

About PathoGenetix, LLC.
PathoGenetix, LLC. is a commercial-stage developer of an automated system for rapid bacterial identification from complex samples. PathoGenetix is a privately owned company that has received more than $50 million in technology development funding from the Department of Homeland Security. The core GSS technology isolates and analyzes DNA directly from an enriched biological sample—without the need for a cultured isolate—and provides results in just five hours, days faster than current methods. GSS has broad applicability in food safety, clinical diagnostics, biodefense, industrial microbiology, and genomics research. Learn more athttp://www.pathogenetix.com.

About Fluid Management Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1986, Fluid Management Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports analytical instruments used by scientists to perform extraction, cleanup, fractionation and concentration of samples prior to chemical analysis. FMS has established itself as the world leader in providing automated sample preparation systems in the field of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) analysis.