Performance & Approvals

From the identification of a specific phage through to
a recombinant phage tail protein on VIDAS®

Profos AG, a European company has developed and patented the phage tail fiber recombinant technology.

bioMérieux has integrated this unique tool into the continuous innovation pipeline of the VIDAS platform.

Identifying the specific tail fiber proteins and their subsequent industrialization to allow manufacture of the VIDAS reagents uses state of the art, patented technology.

The process is summarized in the following steps:

  • Screening and identification of the specific phage for the pathogen of interest,
  • Sequencing of the protein,
  • Cloning,
  • Production and purification of the recombinant protein,
  • Labeling of the recombinant protein

A totally safe technology, eliminating the risk of using live phage

The labeled recombinant phage tail fiber protein can now be used as a specific and sensitive tool for capture and detection of the food pathogen of interest.

The use of live bacteriophage in the proximity of the production plant or valuable culture collections presents an unacceptable risk for industries using technological flora in the production process for diverse applications such as fermentation.
The technology of recombinant phage tail fibers used in the VIDAS assay eliminates these risks and allows the use of the phage’s unique binding properties with total safety.

Please consult our local company or representatives for the availability of this product in your country.

 

Preliminary Evaluation of a New Next Day Method for Detection
of Salmonella in Food Products

Although a few rapid next day methods for detection of Salmonella in food have been described recently, there aregenerally drawbacks to their adoption for routine industry use including their high cost and practical limitations. The goal of this study was the preliminary internal evaluation of a new automated next day method for the detection of Salmonella in food products, the VIDAS UP Salmonella method.  Learn More (PDF)

Certificate of Performance Tested
AOAC Approval Letter
AOAC Claims


Certificate of Performance Tested (PDF)
Afnor Validation (PDF)