EasyStain™ is an immunofluorescent reagent that specifically binds to Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts to highlight their presence in water samples. When a water sample is stained with the EasyStain™ reagent, oocysts or cysts in the sample will fluoresce bright green. Stained samples can be examined using fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry or laser scanning cytometry.
There are numerous organic particles present in water samples that can cross-react with most Cryptosporidium and Giardia-specific antibodies. This makes recognition difficult because these particles can easily be mistaken for Cryptosporidium oocysts or Giardia cysts, results of staining can be difficult to interpret. However EasyStain™ is formulated to avoid cross-reaction with particles present in water samples, ensuring that only the oocysts and cysts are stained.
The antibodies in EasyStain™ are highly purified, ensuring that there is no contamination. The conjugated antibody is stored in a specially designed buffer that includes a novel blocking agent and a preservative.
EasyStain™ is a mixture of two monoclonal antibodies; a Cryptosporidium-specific IgG1 mAb and a Giardia-specific IgG1 mAb. The reagent is supplied as a working solution and does not require dilution.
With over 50 years’ experience in the manufacture and distribution of laboratory reagents, test kits and quality control reagents, TCS Biosciences Ltd are proud to be Europe’s leading provider of high quality solutions that are utilised across a broad range of applications.
Widely recognised as Europe’s foremost supplier of animal blood and sera for microbiological use, our company is a prominent player in the UK water industry as well as the European pharmaceutical market. We are committed to the needs of our customers and strive to exceed their expectations.
Some of the products and services we provide here at TCS include Bovine Serum Albumin, Donor Bovine Serum, Fetal Calf Serum, Human Serum and Plasma, Accu-Bac Quantitative Micro-Organisms, Cardinal Biologicals, Donor Animal Blood, Newborn Calf Serum, Selectrol, Human Platelet Lysate, Affinity Chromatography, Colloidal Gold, Dyes and Stains, Histopathology, Sample Collection, Colikat-Rapid, Gonochek, Serology Reagents, Crypto-Cel FITC, Giardia-Cel FITC, EasySeed, Oocysts & Cysts, ColorSeed, EasyStain, TECTA Automated Microbiology Detection System and more.
Here at TCS Biosciences, we cater primarily to the pharmaceutical, clinical, food and water industries, working with a vast array of customers throughout the UK and Europe. We employ a team of experienced and knowledgeable professionals who take great pride in their work and will ensure clients that their project will be dealt with as effectively as possible.
Whether clients are looking for animal blood products, diagnostic kits, dyes and stains, serums and plasmas, microbiological media or histology, our company is more than happy to assist.
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