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Qiagen offers mericon pathogen detection assays for species and . The mericon assay platform represents a broad portfolio, providing highly sensitive and specific molecular detection of pathogen nucleic acids for users safeguarding the food supply chain, according to the company. Ready-to-use pathogen detection kits combined with the QIAsymphony RGQ automation enable users to process more than 400 samples in a 12-hour shift. The mericon assays have received AOAC Performance Tested Method (PTM) certification from the AOAC-Research Institute.