How FT-IR Spectroscopy Uncovered the Truth in a Food Outbreak
Whether you're tracing a contamination source, managing an outbreak, or ensuring product release, traditional typing methods like PFGE, MLST, or WGS can be too slow and costly for routine use.
Discover why leading laboratories are adopting a smarter, faster workflow – combining MALDI-TOF MS for species identification with FT-IR spectroscopy for strain typing - achieving same-day results (after culture).
Insights from Dr. Francis Muchaamba
In this exclusive short interview, Dr. Francis Muchaamba from the Vetsuisse Faculty in Zurich explains how combining the MALDI Biotyper® and IR Biotyper® helps pinpoint contamination sources and optimize workflows.
Case Study: Cronobacter in Milk Powder
The IR Biotyper is used across a wide range of microbial challenges, including tracing a Cronobacter contamination back to its source – within just 2 hours.
The system helped:
- Rule out internal contamination
- Identify identical strains from two suppliers
- Reveal a shared sub-supplier as the root cause
- Avoid costly delays and protect product integrity
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