Colin Cooper

Senior Technician

Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph

Assay Kit/Reagent User Review
Quick template prep with InstaGene
December 22, 2014
When screening samples of varying composition, such as complex foods, obtaining a purified DNA template with fewer active ... read more
Assay Kit/Reagent User Review
Quick Latex Agglutination Test Kit
December 15, 2014
The E. coli O103 Latex Test Kit was used as part of an E. coli screening protocol to determine the presence of the top seven shiga... read more
Assay Kit/Reagent User Review
Fluorescent Detection Reagent Eases LAMP Detection
November 20, 2014
Our lab was conducting Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) experiments using both SA scientific kits and bst 2.0 ... read more
Antibody User Review
Clear and Crisp DnaK Antibody
November 11, 2014
We generally use DnaK protein levels as a cytosolic control for western blotting. This allows us to determine if general protein ... read more
Antibody User Review
Great Antibody for FLAG immunoprecipitations
November 11, 2014
Our lab uses Anti-FLAG® M2 Magnetic Beads (produced in mouse, Sigma) for protein interaction co-immunoprecipitations. Invariably, ... read more
Assay Kit/Reagent User Review
Good enzyme, some optimization likely required
October 29, 2014
A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) study was conducted to detect the presence of pathogen DNA in food samples. Bst 2.... read more
Equipment User Review
AquaLab equipment works well
October 15, 2014
We measure water activity for a number of foods. The AquaLab Water Activity Meter is very efficient at conducting these ... read more
Assay Kit/Reagent User Review
Simple Diagnostic Test for STEC
October 10, 2014
Our lab is in the pathogen detection field, we tested the The Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli Detection Kit from SA ... read more
Assay Kit/Reagent User Review
PPi Release Assay Works Well
September 08, 2014
I used the Lonza PPi release assay to measure the activity of a pyrophosphorylase. I also compared the activity to a suspect ... read more

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