US-based PathoGenetix, a developer of Genome Sequence Scanning(GSS) technology for rapid microorganism strain typing, has announced that it will deliver a proprietary technology in food safety testing, for availability in 2013.
The GSS system will identify food pathogens to strain level, directly from complex mixtures such as food samples in just few hours.
GSS is an advancement in microbial identification technology with significant advantages for food pathogen testing and outbreak tracking.
The strain-level information provided is comparable to pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), the current gold standard for food pathogen outbreak investigation, the company said.
PathoGenetix CEO John Canepa remarked that rapid, accurate and cost-effective strain typing of food pathogens allows more informed decisions, better source tracking and faster outbreak investigations, which means safer food and saved lives.
