The MaxSignal Colistin ELISA Test Kit Can Help Prevent the Antibiotic Apocalypse

AUSTIN, Texas - Nov. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Research published in Lancet Infectious Diseases last week identified the new MCR-1 gene which renders bacteria immune to antibiotics. Doctors worry that this antibiotic resistance gene could roll back decades of medical progress, as bacteria adapt to resist antibiotics, and potentially lead to an antibiotic apocalypse. Colistin resistance likely emerged after the drug was overused in farm animals. Colistin is intended to be used by physicians as a drug of last resort to treat Gram-negative superbug infections. However, it is also used in agriculture against infectious diseases in rabbits, pigs, cattle, sheep and goats, contributing to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.

Bioo Scientific’s MaxSignal® Colistin ELISA Test Kit is the only commercially available ELISA optimized for the screening of colistin in poultry and other meat samples and eggs. This kit combines a unique and proprietary colistin extraction method along with stable standards to deliver dependable, accurate, rapid, cost effective and easy colistin analysis that can help keep colistin misuse out of the food supply chain.

This kit is manufactured to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2008 (ISO CI#: SARA-2009-CA-0114-A).

About Bioo Scientific

As a world leader in food safety testing, Bioo Scientific is dedicated to improving the safety of the world’s food and feed supply by developing accurate, affordable tools which allow companies to readily screen for microbial and industrial contaminants, natural toxins, hormones, antibiotics and other residues.

Bioo Scientific has been awarded numerous Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants that support innovative product development activities, from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Department of Defense (DOD). The company has also been awarded the E Presidential Award for Exports and multiple Greater Austin Business Export Awards, highlighting its international business activities. Bioo Scientific’s food safety test kits are being used around the globe in agricultural settings, as well as by governmental testing agencies, to provide the high level of assurance that consumers need for raw and processed food products.