NanoLogix Bacteria Detection Plates Break Longevity Records Using Anthrax as Reference Bacteria
February 20 2013 - 12:05AM
Business Wire
NanoLogix Inc. (OTC: NNLX), the biotechnology company focused
primarily on rapid diagnostics, is pleased to announce independent
tests show extraordinary success in testing of a revolutionary new
packaging technology for the long-term, room-temperature storage of
Petri plates used for bacteria detection. Tested with Anthrax as
reference bacteria, and designed for use in detection of a
multitude of bacteria, this achievement may be the biggest single
improvement to century-old Petri-dish-based technology in
decades.
NanoLogix nitrogen-charged FlatPack Petri plates stored at room
temperature for six months provided growth and detection of Anthrax
equivalent to competitor's new Petri plates, according to results
of third-party testing conducted by a large independent laboratory.
The nationally known competitor’s product delivered degraded
results after just two months, the lab said, citing results after
testing had reached a six-month comparison point. All tests were
conducted using Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), a world standard nutrient
agar for bacterial detection. The tests also demonstrated an
astonishingly reduced time to results of 14 hours for detection of
Anthrax with NanoLogix FlatPack TSA, compared to historic norms of
24 hours using the competitor TSA.
FlatPack room-temperature preservation technology leapfrogs
current standards, under which TSA petri plates remain usable for
only three months in cold storage – that is, 2 to 8 degrees
Centigrade, or 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NanoLogix.
FlatPack technology eliminates the need for refrigeration of TSA
and extends the usable life of the TSA agar by multiples of what is
available from competitors. In addition, FlatPack technology
provides for easy visibility of all ten plates per pack for quality
inspection, and reduces or eliminates breakage during shipping and
storage. After shipping tens of thousands of plates, NanoLogix has
been told by customers that not a single plate has broken.
The testing showed reduced results for the competitor’s Petri
plates after the first two months of testing at room temperatures.
At that point, NanoLogix Petri plates provided results essentially
identical to new plates. After four months at room temperature, the
nutrient agar in the competitor’s Petri plates had completely dried
out and was unusable for detection, while NanoLogix’s Petri plates
again provided identical results to new plates, the third-party lab
said.
After five and six months at room temperature, due to the
desiccated nature of the agar in the competitor’s Petri plates, the
lab changed comparison for control purposes to compare NanoLogix’s
Petri plates to the competitor’s fresh, just-delivered nutrient
plates. At both data points, NanoLogix’s Flatpack-preserved Petri
plates provided the equivalent in detection results to fresh Petri
plates.
The current testing process, a follow-up to the successful
one-year cold storage tests for NanoLogix TSA that were completed
in 2012, will continue for an additional six months.
NanoLogix to Exhibit at the American Society
for Microbiology (ASM) BioDefense and EmergingDiseases
Research Meeting in Washington DC, 25-27 February
2013.
The Company will exhibit its technology at booth 38 in the
MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK - HALLS B SOUTH & C, 2660 Woodley Rd. NW,
Washington, DC 20008
Additional information regarding the meeting can be found at the
following link:
http://www.asmbiodefense.org/
About NanoLogix, Inc.
NanoLogix is a biotechnology company focused primarily on rapid
diagnostics. Its products offer accelerated detection and
identification of microorganisms. In addition to medical and
homeland security applications, NanoLogix technology is applicable
in pharmaceutical, industrial, veterinary and environmental
testing.
Patents granted to NanoLogix can be used in the areas of applied
microbiology, soil microbiology and bioremediation, microbial
physiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, pharmaco-kinetics, and
antibiotic sensitivity
For more information visit www.nanologix.com.
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