Spiral Biotech Introduces Color QCount Bacterial Colony Counter with ColorCount Technology -- First System with Quick Setup and Adjustment-Free Color Operation
Spiral Biotech, a leader in microbiology solutions for food, dairy, and environmental sciences, today introduced the Color QCountTM bacterial colony counter with new ColorCountTM recognition technology.
Norwood, MA (PRWEB) June 15, 2005 –- Spiral Biotech, a leader in microbiology
solutions for food, dairy, and environmental sciences, today introduced the
Color QCountTM bacterial colony counter with new ColorCountTM recognition
technology.
“Our new ColorCount technology gives the Color QCount the
easiest set-up and operation of any color colony counter in the industry,” said
Anthony Pappas, product manager, Spiral Biotech. “Up and running in minutes, its
intelligent software instantly recognizes color variations and does not require
complex and time consuming manual adjustments to make it perform effectively. In
addition, users have the flexibility to easily define their own color settings,”
Pappas said.
The instrument is exceptionally accurate and is designed to
work with the new chromagenic agars becoming popular for high-productivity
colony counting that involves multiple strains of bacteria. “The Color QCount is
ideal for demanding food and pharmaceutical research applications where high
throughput and precise identification of microorganisms, such as Salmonella,
Listeria, and E.coli, are essential,” he said.
The instrument features a
high-resolution digital CCD camera that captures a minimum colony detection size
of 0.15mm. It also comes with a flexible data management system that saves each
plate image in its database for printing and re-analysis. The user can manually
exclude areas and add or delete colonies and the system’s software will
recalculate colony forming unit data and flag it to indicate manual editing. The
system compiles and captures data in a GLP-compliant format. Data can be saved
as a spreadsheet and archived to a CD-ROM to satisfy any regulatory or auditing
requirement.
The ColorCount technology package also is available as an
upgrade for existing Color QCount systems. The instrument comes with a one-year
warranty and is available for immediate delivery.
On the Net: http://www.spiralbiotech.com
About Advanced
Instruments
Founded in 1955, Advanced Instruments, Inc. is the world’s
largest supplier of freezing-point osmometers used in clinical, pharmaceutical,
and biotechnology laboratories. The company is also a leading supplier of
analytical instruments and test kits for the food, dairy, and industrial
microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also
produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments and operates Spiral
Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly-owned subsidiaries. Advanced
Instruments’ products are supported by a worldwide network of direct sales
people and independent distributors. The company can be found online at www.aicompanies.com or contact customer service at
800-225-4034 or +1-781-320-9000.
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