PathoSEEK®
qPCR Detection Assays
The PathoSEEK® platform uses qPCR technology, an established safety testing method in the food industry and medicine, to deliver accurate results in a fraction of the time when compared to plating.
The PathoSEEK® platform uses qPCR technology, an established safety testing method in the food industry and medicine, to deliver accurate results in a fraction of the time when compared to plating.
Test for quantitative and qualitative microbial targets using PathoSEEK® qPCR detection assays.
Screen for destructive viruses, viroids, molds, and mites before they ruin your garden.
Screen manufacturing equipment and processing areas to stop microbial contamination at the source.
Targeting organisms on a genetic level is a better strategy than culture-based methods, which often grow off-target organisms, leading to false positives and more pesticide usage.
Stop waiting for plating. PathoSEEK® delivers same-day results for total count tests and next-day results for presence-absence tests.
DNA extraction and qPCR setup can be automated on liquid handling robots to increase throughput by 500%, while requiring only 2 hours of hands-on time per day.
Medicinal Genomics offers a variety of testing kits that cover each state’s mandated microbial targets. Medicinal Genomics also offers multiplex kits, which allow labs to test for multiple targets in one reaction, saving on time and labor, while increasing instrument run sample capacity by 33%.
Fast and scalable workflow
Validated for Use on Multiple Matrices
Advantages Over Culture Methods
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Microbiological examination of nonsterile Cannabis products
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All Medicinal Genomics products are manufactured in ISO certified facilities. MGC develops and tests all of its reagents in house, but outsources the manufacture of our commercial products to ISO certified partners.
Real-time or quantitative PCR (qPCR) provides more consistent, reproducible results and is more sensitive than end-point PCR
PathoSEEK® qPCR assays WILL work on Quant Studio instruments, but certain settings and calibrations are required, and Medicinal Genomics will be limited with what support and troubleshooting it can provide.
Yes. PathoSEEK’s Aspergillus 5-Color Multiplex and Salmonella/STEC E.coli Multiplex assays have been certified by the AOAC for use on cannabis flower, concentrates, and infused edibles
There are a number of reasons why qPCR results and plating results may disagree when the methods are compared in a real-life scenario:
Our genetics-based cannabis testing and breeding technologies can help growers, dispensaries and labs grow cleaner, faster and healthier in every way. Because you’re not just delivering a product. You’re building a business. And a reputation.
Simplified DNA Extraction Process
Purify Plant and Microbial DNA
Eliminate Dead DNA
qPCR Detection Assays
Identify Species in Failed Samples
Plant Sex Detection Assay
Automated Liquid Handling & qPCR
Breakthrough Multiplex Technology
Valuable Insights and Actionable Data
