AthoGen Custom Assay, Consulting and Testing Services

PLEX-ID based Microbial Screening and Human Identification Testing

Want to reduce the cost and complexity of running an analysis? Let the experts at AthoGen help. Using PLEX-ID technology, Athogen can quickly screen for and identify thousands of bacteria and hundreds of viruses or fungi to provide the answers you need the first time. Results often are as specific as the strain level and can include data on SNPs, mutation, virulence markers and antibiotic resistance genes. AthoGen also offers human identification testing for research purposes. Using the PLEX-ID technology, mixtures can be easily resolved with the mitochondrial DNA test. Using the STR test, higher resolution discrimination is obtained from the established CODIS makers based on identification of SNPs.

AthoGen's services can be utilized in a variety of applications, including:

• Biopharmaceutical cell-line and in-process testing
• Environmental monitoring during the manufacturing process
• Microbial research into the transmission and mechanisms of disease
• Food quality control, quality assurance and contaminant source identification
• Biodefense testing for agent identification and threat monitoring
• Human Identification, forensics, and hereditary testing