Micro Imaging Technology Inc (MMTC)

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johny, regarding culture time, this was mentioned about the MIT 1000 in the June 2010 newsletter for rapidmicromethods.com.


Micro Identification Technologies and OSI to manufacture the MIT 1000 light scattering microbial identification system
Micro Identification Technologies, Inc. (MIT) announced that it has signed an Agreement with OSI Optoelectronics (OSIO), a subsidiary of OSI Systems to manufacture its microbial rapid identification system, the MIT 1000. The MIT 1000 is a laser-based, microbial rapid identification system capable of identifying 23 different species of pathogenic bacteria just minutes after culturing. Due to the small sample volume required, culture time is also reduced by up to 50% compared to standard testing procedures. In most cases, results can be obtained in as little as eight hours from the time the culturing process begins. The device uses the principles of light scattering to discriminate various bacteria cells that are suspended in filtered water. Incident laser light both reflects off the bacteria’s outer surface and penetrates the body of the bacterium, the light interacts with any structural features and eventually emerges from inside the cell. These light patterns are unique for each species and thereby create a signature that is captured and stored in a computer data base. The MIT 1000 features 35 photo detectors that surround the sample vial and collect light scattering intensities that are generated when a cell intersects the laser beam. Identification occurs when 10-50 organisms are analyzed, and typically takes less than 10 minutes.

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