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Micro Imaging Technology adds Salmonella Choleraesuis to its Catalog of Identifiers
San Clemente, CA. July 9, 2014....Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: MMTC) announced that its MIT 1000 System can now identify Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis. S. Choleraesuis is a non-typhoid strain that is a serious cause of foodborne infection.
MIT AND N. Michigan University to investigate MIT 1000 Enhancement to give more rapid Pathogen Test Results
San Clemente, CA. July 29, 2014....Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: MMTC) announced that it has funded the collaboration with Northern Michigan University (NMU) to investigate an alternative pathogen sample preparation method that could provide a specimen test turnaround time of 4 to 5 hours.
Micro Imaging Technology Adds Staph Bacteria to it's Catalog of Identifiers
San Clemente, CA. December 31, 2013....Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: MMTC) announced that its MIT 1000 System can now identify the potentially life-threatening bacteria Staphylococcus.
Recent Foster Farms Salmonella Outbreak Illustrates USDA Food Safety Regime
By Meghan Cloud and James Neale
Purdue University - Micro Imaging Technology Strategic Research on Rapid Detection of Pathogens
San Clemente, CA. October 1, 2013....Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: MMTC) announced today a strategic research collaboration with Purdue University to prove the concept of faster, cheaper, and easier pathogen testing for Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes in foods using laser light scattering.
Northern Michigan University and Micro Imaging Technology to Collaborate on Rapid Detection of Staph and MRSA Pathogens
SAN CLEMENTE, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 25, 2013) - Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: MMTC) announced today that it will collaborate with the Northern Michigan University (NMU) Department of Biology to expand MIT's technology to identify and differentiate Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
MRSA Statistics
Reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in both healthcare and community settings continues to be a high priority for the CDC. The agency is engaged in several short- and long-term surveillance (infection tracking) projects that involve collaboration with partners including health departments, individual hospitals, and academic medical centers, among others.
Challenges and Innovations for On-Farm Bacterial Testing
By Amanda Kinchla, M.Sc., and Sam Nugen, Ph.D.
MIT at the 2013 IAFP Annual Meeting
2013 IAFP Annual Meeting
MIT at Food Safety Summit
San Clemente, CA. April 24, 2013....Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCQB: MMTC) announced that it will attend this year’s Food Safety Summit Conference and exhibit the MIT 1000 in Baltimore, Maryland - April 30 through May 2, 2013.