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INDUSTRY PRODUCTS
Synbiosis Automated Colony Identification System
for Use with CHROMagar™ Provides Quick, Accurate
Identification and Counting of Major Pathogens
Synbiosis, a manufacturer of automated microbiological
systems, is pleased to introduce a revolutionary new software
module for the ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counter. The
addition of this unique software, makes ProtoCOL 3 the world's
first commercial automatic microbial identification and counter of
colonies cultured on CHROMagar plates and means with minimal
training, microbiologists can use the system to rapidly identify
and enumerate all key clinical, water and foodborne pathogens.
The new ProtoCOL 3 software module, which was developed
in partnership with major media manufacturer CHROMagar,
ensures that the ProtoCOL 3 system can accurately identify any
bacteria or yeast cultured on a CHROMagar plate in less than
a minute, saving microbiologists hours of visually inspecting
colonies, and manually recording results.
The ProtoCOL 3 system performs these ground-breaking
tasks by utilizing unique, patented red, blue and green lighting to
capture a life-like color image of the colonies on the plates. The
new software module analyzes the image and is so sophisticated
that it can distinguish between rose pink and dusty pink, as well
as turquoise from steel blue. This allows precise identification
of common pathogens, including Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus
aureus, Candida albicans, E. coli, Group B Streptococci, Listeria
spp. Vibrio spp. and Pseudomonas spp. The system also
simultaneously enumerates the different colored colonies of
each Species, providing objective, consistent data and reducing
operator errors, to generate accurate results which can be stored
as images and Excel spreadsheets.
Kate George, applications specialist at Synbiosis explained:
"When manually processing large numbers of plates,
microbiologists find identifying and counting microbes time
consuming, repetitive tasks and have often requested a system
that can automate these. Accurately identifying microbial
pathogens, as well as enumerating so many types of colonies on
different agars is difficult. However, we have worked extensively
for several years with CHROMagar and are delighted with the
resulting powerful analytical software because it makes the
ProtoCOL 3 the only commercial system that can perform
this seemingly impossible rapid microbial identification task.
Clinical microbiologists, as well as food, beverage and water

quality control scientists looking to obtain precise microbial
identification results and increase their colony counting
throughput can now enjoy these benefits by installing a
ProtoCOL 3 with its revolutionary rapid identification software
in their laboratories."

Synbiosis USA
+1 800.686.4451
Frederick, MD
www.synbiosis.com

DeltaTrak® Announce FlashTrak Telematics
Pre-cooling Solution
DeltaTrak®, a company in cold chain management solutions,
has announced FlashTrak Telematics Pre-Cooling Solution. This
RF wireless system is designed specifically for monitoring the
internal temperature of produce while it's inside a pre-cooler.
According to Frederick Wu, president and CEO of DeltaTrak,
"Our system dramatically improves efficiency and throughput
in pre-cooling operations, because it tracks the temperature
of produce during the cool down process, and then alerts
personnel as soon as the set temperature point is reached. This
takes the guess work out of deciding when pallets should be
rotated out of the cooler so the next lot can be brought in. By
using real-time data, cool down periods can be cut back by as
much as several hours."
FlashTrak Telematics eliminates the need for manually
pulping produce with a probe thermometer to check if it's
reached the target temperature. This also means minimizing
unnecessary opening of cooler doors and loss of cold air.

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FlashTrak records temperature inside the pre-cooler and uses
a validated method for measuring the internal temperature
of produce as it's cooling down. Data is reported wirelessly
and uploads to a secure account on ColdTrak Data Central,
DeltaTrak's cloud-based service, where it can be accessed and
analyzed by management at any time.
Optimize resources by saving time, labor and energy when
you integrate FlashTrak Telematics Pre-Cooling Solution into
your operation. Visibility of temperature conditions during
cool down means that pallets are pulled out in just the right
amount of time, resulting in a streamlined process. This directly
translates to decreasing losses due to shrinkage, and delivery of
high quality produce with longer shelf life.
DeltaTrak®
+1 800.962.6776
Pleasanton, CA
www.deltatrak.com
http://www.synbiosis.com http://www.deltatrak.com
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