Screening
Screening for the most wanted properties
The challenge for Chr. Hansen's screening scientists is to design assays that allow the selection of exactly the right strain for a particular purpose.
High throughput screening methods have been developed for each of the most important properties of bacterial strains. They include:
- Speed of acidification
- Production of desired flavor compounds
- Resistance to bacteriophage
- Production of bacteriocins
- Tolerance to acid, bile or salt
- Formation of extracellular polysaccharide
- Fermentation of citrate
- Proteolytic activity
Using robots for automated screening
Most screening is automated using robots specifically designed to handle bacterial samples. One robot recognizes, picks and inoculates large quantities of bacterial colonies, while a custom built liquid handling robot does the actual screening.
Using our expertise
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