{"id":975,"date":"2021-10-27T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T10:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chromagar.agencestudionet.com\/?page_id=975"},"modified":"2022-02-14T10:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T10:46:55","slug":"chromogenic-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/our-company\/chromogenic-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Chromogenic technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 la-block top-margin vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-0020c81e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0020c81e\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-50p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-50p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-first la-innovation\" id=\"el-ed31bdb8\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-ed31bdb8\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-ed31bdb8\"><div class=\"vce-text-block la-p\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-0e257d5f\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0e257d5f\"><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; letter-spacing: inherit;\">The first chromogenic culture medium (for detection of <i>E. coli<\/i>) was invented and patented by Dr Alain Rambach in 1979. The introduction of this medium triggered a revolution in microbial diagnosis driven by the introduction of a whole range of media for the detection of key clinical &amp; food borne pathogens.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins;\"><b>How does Chromogenic Culture Media technology work?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins;\">The power of chromogenic technology is the combination of the detection of precise enzyme activity and localized staining precipitating in the colony, allowing an easy differentiation of microorganisms thanks to the coloration of grown bacteria.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins;\">This technology is based on soluble colorless molecule called chromogen, composed of a substrate, targeting a specific enzymatic activity and a chromophore.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins;\">When the target organism\u2019s enzyme cleaves the colorless chromogenic conjugate, the chromophore is released. In its unconjugated form, the chromophore exhibits its distinctive color and, due to reduced solubility, forms a precipitate.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; letter-spacing: inherit;\">The result is a very specific &amp; distinctive color-based differentiation, which is clearly distinguishable to the naked eye under normal lighting conditions.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-8785c599\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8785c599\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 69.62890625%; width: 1024px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image vcv-lozad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mechanism-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mechanism-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"mechanism\" \/><noscript>\n        &lt;img class=\"vce-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mechanism-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" alt=\"\" title=\"mechanism\" \/&gt;\n      <\/noscript><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block la-span\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-7cd6cc1e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7cd6cc1e\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-50p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-50p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-last content-zigzag\" id=\"el-3315b951\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3315b951\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3315b951\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container zigzag-image vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-2244e801\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-2244e801\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6015625%; width: 1024px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image vcv-lozad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/selection-2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/selection-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"selection 2\" \/><noscript>\n        &lt;img class=\"vce-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/selection-2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" title=\"selection 2\" \/&gt;\n      <\/noscript><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--xl--has-col-background vce-row--lg--has-col-background vce-row--col-gap-30 la-wrap vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-a36991da\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a36991da\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-element--xl--has-background vce-element--lg--has-background vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-50p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-50p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-first la-content\" id=\"el-1bc93306\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-1bc93306\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-1bc93306\"><div class=\"vce-text-block la-heading\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-d2975f20\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d2975f20\"><h2 style=\"line-height: 1.25; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-size: 16pt;\">What are the advantages of this method ?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block la-p\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-199c4822\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-199c4822\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Chromogenic technology is a powerful tool for detecting targeted microorganisms even in mixed culture conditions, allowing the user to:<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- Phenotypic detection, i.e. on the basis of the pattern actually expressed by the microorganism,<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- Facilitate the final identification (no subculture, fewer colonies to test),<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- A faster and more efficient result.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block la-text\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-5917a4f4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5917a4f4\"><p style=\"line-height: 1.25; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal;\">For the laboratory technician: Easy to read at a glance!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block la-p\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-9cbe3a8c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9cbe3a8c\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- The result is very specific and distinctive in mixed culture,<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- Color-based differentiation method,<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- Naked eyes reading of the plates thanks to the unique colors. With this technique, colonies of specific microorganisms can be recognized by their color at a glance, limiting the risk of misinterpretations.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block la-text\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-55848591\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-55848591\"><p style=\"line-height: 1.25;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal;\">Economies of scale: Cost savings &amp; fast method!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block la-p\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-204c6f20\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-204c6f20\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- It allows for easy differentiation of microorganisms without the complex and costly traditional detection procedures employed in traditional agar testing techniques (No subcultures),<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- By saving time and labor, it increases the efficiency of laboratory testing,<\/span><\/p><br><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">- By shortening the timeframe for identifying pathogens, it helps to prevent the spread of infections.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-50p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-50p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-last content-zigzag\" id=\"el-08cc6271\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-08cc6271\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-08cc6271\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container zigzag-image vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-c3400b22\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c3400b22\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 65.0390625%; width: 1024px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image vcv-lozad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_73691763-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_73691763-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lab technician hand planting a petri dish\" \/><noscript>\n        &lt;img class=\"vce-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_73691763-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" alt=\"\" title=\"lab technician hand planting a petri dish\" \/&gt;\n      <\/noscript><\/div><figcaption>microbiologist hand cultivating a petri dish whit inoculation loops, beside a microscope and at background tubes and tools of laboratory \/ lab technician hand planting a petri dish<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 iso-section vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top vcv-state--show-resizer\" id=\"el-122722ce\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-122722ce\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-100p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-last vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-100p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-last vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-67f1ae39\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-67f1ae39\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-67f1ae39\"><div class=\"vce-text-block iso-heading\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-7da63543\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7da63543\"><h2 style=\"line-height: 1.25; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-size: 18pt;\">Why using CHROMagar\u2122 products ?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-50p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-50p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-49faaa06\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-49faaa06\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-49faaa06\"><div class=\"vce-text-block iso-head\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-a56278a7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a56278a7\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-size: 10pt;\">International distribution network<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block iso-p\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-6e887ec4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-6e887ec4\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">CHROMagar<sup>\u2122<\/sup> supplies the widest range of dehydrated chromogenic culture media designed to target specific need in clinical, water-related, industrial and veterinarian fields!<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Our entire range of products is available worldwide through 138 distributors located on every continent. To locate your local distributor, please&nbsp;visit <a href=\"https:\/\/chromagar.agencestudionet.com\/en\/find-your-distributor\/\"><u>our Distributor section.<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-100p vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-50p vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-50p vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-c77aeec3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-c77aeec3\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-c77aeec3\"><div class=\"vce-text-block iso-head\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-826e5738\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-826e5738\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-size: 10pt;\">The widest range of dehydrated culture media<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block iso-p\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-10bd20bc\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-10bd20bc\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">CHROMagar<sup>\u2122<\/sup>&nbsp;products are sold in dehydrated form in the following sizes: Qsf 5 L and Qsf 25 L. QSF stands for \"Quantity of powder sufficient for X liters of media\". A QSF 5 L pack can prepare approximately 250 plates of media. Bulk sizes are also available upon request.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">From our powder, CHROMagar<sup>\u2122<\/sup>&nbsp;chromogenic plates are easy to prepare.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Just add purified water to the powder, bring to boil, let it cool down and pour! Use the entire pack or, if there is a need for a smaller number of plates just a portion.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">If kept under appropriate storage temperatures, CHROMagar\u2122 powder products have a long shelf life (above 18 months). This flexibility is essential to avoid the costly waste resulting from unused plates.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Prepared media plates made with CHROMagar<sup>\u2122<\/sup> powder are available in several countries under Colorex<sup>\u2122<\/sup>&nbsp;and RambaCHROM<sup>\u2122<\/sup>&nbsp;trademarks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-e3f637e3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e3f637e3\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first chromogenic culture medium (for detection of E. coli) was invented and patented by Dr Alain Rambach in 1979. The introduction of this medium triggered a revolution in microbial diagnosis driven by the introduction of a whole range of media for the detection of key clinical &amp; food borne pathogens.&nbsp;How does Chromogenic Culture Media [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":103,"parent":898,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=975"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4746,"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/975\/revisions\/4746"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chromagar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}