In the United States, the production and consumption of green leafy produce has been steadily rising despite growing bacterial outbreaks of Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).

Fill out the form on this page to download the full study in which we compared the accuracy of bioMérieux’s PCR-based GENE-UP to traditional culture methods, detecting Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and STEC pathogens in romaine, spinach, and red leaf lettuce accurately, quickly, and using a simplified workflow.

STUDY RESULTS

	Accurately detected Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and STEC
	Used one enrichment broth
	Simplified workflow
	Reduced time spent testing
	Reduced labor cost