Megasphaera cerevisiae / Megasphaera elsdenii

Description

The Megasphaera cerevisiae / Megasphaera elsdenii real-time qPCR detection kit from Primerdesign provides detection of these strictly anaerobic spoilage bacteria, which produce sour and sulphurous off-flavours and turbidity in fermentation and beverage production. The TaqMan-based assay targets species-specific regions for sensitive detection directly from extracted DNA, enabling early quality-control intervention without slow anaerobic culture.

Each kit supplies a ready-to-use primer and probe mix together with a positive control template, providing a complete workflow from extracted DNA on any standard real-time PCR platform. The Advanced format additionally includes an internal extraction control to flag inhibition and a copy-number standard curve for absolute quantification of the target sequence.

Key features of the Megasphaera cerevisiae / Megasphaera elsdenii kit

• Real-time qPCR (TaqMan) detection of Megasphaera cerevisiae and M. elsdenii
• Targets strict-anaerobe spoilage bacteria
• Sensitive detection that avoids slow anaerobic culture
• Primer/probe mix and positive control template included
• Advanced format adds an internal extraction control and a quantification standard
• Compatible with standard real-time PCR instruments

It is suited to fermentation, beverage and industrial quality control and process hygiene. Available in Standard (qualitative) and Advanced (quantitative) formats, with detailed set-up and result interpretation described in the included IFU/handbook.