Novel, rapid instrument for microbial diagnostics PMEU is the most accurate, fast and sensitive method for the cultivation, search and detection of microorganisms. It is also an advanced microbiological research tool, opening new windows to the life of the microbes. PMEU system reliably recovers bacterial cells, suffered  from environmental stresses,  from different types of samples.

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PMEU equipment can also be used as a Field Laboratory. PMEU procedures can be combined with all other analytical methods. PMEU results can be monitored on-line using the internet and mobile telecommunication services.
Every enterprise has always beneficed from its activities to secure the constant quality and the safety of its products. Quality Control of Food Industry is a combination of Self-Check (HACCP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Source: Finnish Food and Drink Industries´ Federation.

The use of PMEU as a tool for the Self-Check in Food Industry speeds the access of microbiological analyse results and decreases therefore the hygiene risks in food factories. PMEU gives fast analytical results and, in this way, also shortens the storage time of products before their release from the factory to the market. Significant economic savings are therefore expected to be achieved among all research and control activities. PMEU equipments and methods can be applied to nearly all branches of Industrial Microbiology when following ISO/SFS Standard Tube Methods. Many PMEU applications have been validated together with different bodies, such as the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT).

References

E. HAKALEHTO, H. HUJAKKA, S. AIRAKSINEN, J. RATILAINEN & A. NÄRVÄNEN (2000). Growth-phase Limited Expression and Immunological Detection of Salmonella Type1 Fimbriae. In: E. Hakalehto, Characterization of Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and P. frisingiensis Surface Components. Use of Synthetic Peptides in the Detection of Some Gram-negative Bacteria. PhD Thesis, Kuopio University Publications C, Natural and Environmental Sciences 112, Kuopio, Finland.

E. HAKALEHTO, J. PESOLA, L. HEITTO, A. NÄRVÄNEN & A. HEITTO (2007). Aerobic and Anaerobic Growth Modes and Expression of Type1 Fimbriae in Salmonella. Pathophysiology 14(1) (2007) 61-69.

J.MENTU, L.HEITTO, H.V.KEITEL & E.HAKALEHTO (2009). Rapid Microbiological Control of Paper Machines with PMEU Method. Paperi ja Puu / Paper and Timber Vol. 91 / No. 7 – 8.

T. PITKÄNEN, J. BRÄCKER, I.T. MIETTINEN, A. HEITTO, J. PESOLA & E. HAKALEHTO (2009). Enhanced Enrichment and Detection of Thermotolerant Campylobacter Species from Water Using the Portable Microbe Enrichment Unit (PMEU) and Realtime PCR. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 55(7) (2009) 849–858.