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QuickBead™ Kit for Bacterial Fruit Blotch - AB 048

Testing Seed Tissue


Growers' Guides from the Bacterial Fruit Blotch Committee of the American Seed Trade Association: Bacterial Fruit Blotch Mancha Bacteriana Del Fruto	The QuickBead™ Kit for Bacterial Fruit Blotch is the first commercial kit of prepared immunomagnetic beads (IMBs) for use in the detection of BFB. Now seed health testing labs can simplify their IMS-PCR testing. By offering a cleaner, concentrated sample, the Kit increases the ease of pathogen detection via PCR. Product benefits include: Quality – controlled batches eliminate lot-to-lot variability Convenience – save time and labor with ready-to-use beads Ease of use – simple steps yield clean, concentrated samples Monoclonal antibody – well-characterized, consistent and sensitive Stability – long shelf life Kit size – contains beads for 100 tests For more information about the use of IMS-PCR, please refer to the following publications: Walcott, R.R., et al. (2006), Seed Sci. & Technol., 34, 101-116 Walcott, R.R., et al. (2000), Plant Disease, 84, 470-474

Growers' Guides from the Bacterial Fruit Blotch Committee of the
American Seed Trade Association:

Bacterial Fruit Blotch

Mancha Bacteriana Del Fruto

The QuickBead™ Kit for Bacterial Fruit Blotch is the first commercial kit of prepared immunomagnetic beads (IMBs) for use in the detection of BFB. Now seed health testing labs can simplify their IMS-PCR testing. By offering a cleaner, concentrated sample, the Kit increases the ease of pathogen detection via PCR.

Product benefits include:

Quality – controlled batches eliminate lot-to-lot variability

Convenience – save time and labor with ready-to-use beads

Ease of use – simple steps yield clean, concentrated samples

Monoclonal antibody – well-characterized, consistent and sensitive

Stability – long shelf life

Kit size – contains beads for 100 tests

For more information about the use of IMS-PCR, please refer to the following publications:

Catalog Number: AB 048

Detects: Bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulii): also known as watermelon fruit blotch

Format: Magnetic beads coated with a monoclonal antibody for extracting the pathogen from seed wash samples, used for IMS-PCR and other methods of detecting Aac. Kit contains enough beads to run 100 tests.

Matrix: Seed wash extract

LOD (Limit of Detection) 10³-10² cfu/mL seed extract

US List Price: First-time buyer’s discount and volume pricing discounts are available. Call for details (1-866-408-4597 toll free US) or email (Karen McGuire)