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EuroProxima Virginiamycin

Intended use:

A competitive enzyme immunoassay for quantitative analysis of Virginiamycin in various matrices.

General information:

Virginiamycin is a streptogramin antibiotic complex consisting of virginiamycin M1 and S1. It is effective in the treatment of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus. In veterinary medicine, virginiamycin also has been used to promote growth in livestock. In 1998, however, virginiamycin was banned from animal feed in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) no. 2821/98.

The Virginiamycin ELISA is a competitive enzyme immunoassay based on antibodies directed against virginiamycin.

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Specifications

Art. No.	5151VIG
Test format	Microtiter plate, 96 wells.
Sample preparation	For urine, feed and milk fast and efficient methods are included in the kit manual.
Incubation time	90 minutes

Detection limit	Urine 40 ppb Feed 40 ppb Milk 8 ppb
Cross reactivity	Virginiamycin 100%, Zinc Bacitracin <0.01%, Tylosin <0.01%, Olaquindox <0.01%, Neomycin <0.01%, Chlortetracycline <0.01%, Oxytetracycline <0.01%