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Extra caps
– 12 strips of 8 caps
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(e)
Negative control (NC)
- One vial (2 mL).
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Reagent Control –
8 reagent tubes
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(g)
Quick Start Guide
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(h)
3M
™
Molecular Detection Speed Loader Tray -
Available from 3M Food Safety
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(St. Paul, MN 55144-1000, USA).
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(i)
3M
™
Molecular Detection Chill Block Tray and Chill block insert
- Available from
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3M
™
Food Safety (St. Paul, MN 55144-1000, USA).
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(j)
3M
™
Molecular Detection Heat Block Insert
- Available from 3M Food Safety
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(St. Paul, MN 55144-1000, USA).
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(k)
3M
™
Molecular Detection Cap/Decap Tool for Reagent tubes
- Available from 3M
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Food Safety (St. Paul, MN 55144-1000, USA).
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(l)
3M
™
Molecular Detection Cap/Decap Tool for Lysis tubes
– Available from 3M
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Food Safety (St. Paul, MN 55144-1000, USA).
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(m)
Empty lysis tube rack
- Available from 3M Food Safety (St. Paul, MN 55144-1000,
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USA).
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(n)
Empty reagent tube rack
- Available from 3M Food Safety (St. Paul, MN 55144-
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1000, USA).
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(o)
Demi-Fraser Broth Base
– Available from 3M Food Safety (St. Paul, MN 55144-
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1000, USA). (Formulation equivalent to ISO 11290-1:1996)
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(p)
Disposable pipette
– capable of 20 µL
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(q)
Multi
-channel (8-channel) pipette - capable of 20 µL
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(r)
Sterile filter tip pipette tips
- capable of 20 µL
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(s)
Filter Stomacher® bags –
Seward or equivalent
.
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(t)
Stomacher
®– Seward or equivalent.
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(u)
Thermometer –
calibrated range to include 100 ± 1
o
C
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(v)
Dry double block heater unit or water bath –
capable of maintaining 100 ± 1
o
C
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(w)
Incubators.
– Capable of maintaining 37 ± 1°C
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(x)
Freezer –
capable of maintaining -10 to -20
o
C, for storing the 3M Molecular
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Detection Chill Block Tray
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(y)
Refrigerator –
capable of maintaining 2-8
o
C, for storing the 3M Molecular Detection
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Assay
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(z)
Computer –
compatible with the 3M
™
Molecular Detection Instrument
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C. General Instructions
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(a)
Store the 3M Molecular Detection Assay
Listeria
at 2-8°C. Do not freeze. Keep kit away
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from light during storage. After opening the kit, check that the foil pouch is undamaged. If
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the pouch is damaged, do not use. After opening, unused reagent tubes should always be
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stored in the re-sealable pouch with the desiccant inside to maintain stability of the
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lyophilized reagents. Store resealed pouches at 2-8°C for no longer than 1 month. Do not use
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3M Molecular Detection Assay
Listeria
past the expiration date.
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(b)
The 3M Molecular Detection Instrument is intended for use with samples that have
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undergone heat treatment during the assay lysis step, which is designed to destroy organisms
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present in the sample. Samples that have not been properly heat treated during the assay lysis
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step may be considered a potential biohazard and should NOT be inserted into the 3M
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Molecular Detection Instrument.
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