Cryptosporidium and Giardia

Since we began offering Fluorescent stains in 2000, we have emerged as Europe's leading specialist supplier of Cryptosporidium and Giardia positive controls, reagents and equipment. We have focused on building a product range that includes innovative products from around the world, and which is unrivalled by any other supplier of Cryptosporidium and Giardia related products in Europe.

Biopoint are in vitro immunofluorescent tests for the simultaneous detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in faecal and environmental samples.

Since we began offering Fluorescent stains in 2000, we have emerged as Europe's leading specialist supplier of Cryptosporidium and Giardia positive controls, reagents and equipment. We have focused on building a product range that includes innovative products from around the world, and which is unrivalled by any other supplier of Cryptosporidium and Giardia related products in Europe.

Isolate® offers unique, semi automated immunomagnetic separation (IMS) of Cryptosporidium oocysts in environmental water samples. The unique automation of the Isolate® test standardises the rocking motion, resulting in improved consistency and reliability of results.

Isolate® yields increased recoveries of oocysts and produces good results even when using dirty water samples. In addition Isolate® is able to process pellets up to 2 ml in volume, reducing the need for split samples and multiple slides.

Cryptosporidium oocysts in the concentrate are captured and separated by magnetic action. Separated oocysts are stained with an approved Fluorescent antibody stain, and visualised by fluorescence microscopy.