Becton Dickinson BACTEC 960TB system MGIT

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BACTEC 960TB system MGIT

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Becton Dickinson BACTEC 960TB system MGIT

The BACTEC MGIT 960TB System is the mycobacteria testing instruments from Becton Dickinson (BD). The BACTEC 960 instrument is an automated system that exploits the fluorescence of an oxygen sensor to detect growth of mycobacteria in culture. It is specially designed to accommodate Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and incubate them at 37∞C. The instrument scans the MGIT every 60 minutes for increased fluorescence. Analysis of the fluorescence is used to determine if the tube is instrument positive; i.e., the test sample contains viable organisms. Its usefulness has been evaluated in the scientific literature.

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Other

Disciplines:

Microbiology

Life Expectancy:

30years

Location

Faculty:

Molecular Biology and Human Genetics

Department:

Biomedical Sciences

Building:

FISAN building, BSL3 laboratory

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch Central

Stellenbosch

7600

Contact Person/s

Name: Prof PD van Helden
Phone: +27 21-938-9401
Email: pvh@sun.ac.za

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Year of Acquisition:

2008

Locations

Agricultural Research Council	North West University	University of Johannesburg
Cape Penninsula University of Technology	Oceanographic Research Institute	University of KwaZulu-Natal
Central University of Technology	Rhodes University	University of Limpopo
Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research	Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University	University of Pretoria
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	South African Astronomical Observatory	University of South Africa
Durban University of Technology	South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)	University of the Free State
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO)	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)	University of the Western Cape
iThemba LABS	South African National Space Agency (SANSA)	University of the Witwatersrand
Mintek	South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)	University of Venda
National Institute for Communicable Diseases	Stellenbosch University	University of Zululand
National Museum	Tshwane University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology
National Zoological Gardens	University of Cape Town	Walter Sisulu University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	University of Fort Hare

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