Rapid & Accurate
Microbial Identification

MIDI Inc., located in Newark, Delaware, USA, has been developing rapid microbial identification solutions for environmental and clinical labs since 1985. MIDI is a small veteran-owned business.

MIDI manufactures three microbial identification solutions: The Sherlock® Microbial Identification System, Sherlock® Mycobacteria Identification System and Sherlock® DNA Sequencing Software.

In addition we provide microbial identification contract lab services by DNA sequencing and Fatty Acid Analysis through our sister company, MIDI Labs.

MIDI is a Premier Channel Partner of Agilent Technologies.

The Sherlock® Microbial Identification System (MIS)

Cellular fatty acid analysis by Gas Chromatography (FAME) has been used for more than 50 years as a rapid and
easy-to-use method for routine microbial ID.

The Sherlock® MIS is the
only commercially-available microbial ID system that uses FAME technology and is both U.S. CDC cleared for aerobic bacterial ID and AOAC INTERNATIONAL cleared for Bacillus anthracis ID.

The Sherlock® MIS can identify over 1,500 bacterial and yeast species in as little as 15 minutes from pure culture, with no Gram stain or biochemical cards required.  The cost per test is less than $7.00 USD in consumables.

Sherlock® MIS software options include: custom library generation, cluster analysis, real-time strain tracking and integration of FAME data with 16S DNA sequencing data.

The Sherlock® MIS can also identify phospholipid fatty acids directly from soil samples to measure soil microbial activity (PLFA).

For research use only.  Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

The Sherlock® Mycobacteria Identification System (MYCO-LCS)

Cellular mycolic acid analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) has been used for more than 15 years as a rapid and easy-to-use method for routine mycobacterial ID.

The Sherlock® MYCO-LCS
is the only commercially-available mycobacterial ID system that uses mycolic acid analysis by HPLC and is
U.S. FDA 510(k) cleared
for M. tuberculosis ID.

The Sherlock® MYCO-LCS identifies over 25 species
of mycobacteria and 35 species of non-mycobacteria, including: Corynebacteria, Dietzia, Gordonia, Nocardia, Rhodococcus and Tsukamurella.

Sherlock® MYCO-LCS can separate M. bovis BCG from the TB complex and
M. scrofulaceum from MAI.

The Sherlock® MYCO-LCS uses the same procedure to identify all mycobacterial and non-mycobacterial species in less than 30 minutes from pure culture.  The cost per test is less than $6.00 USD
in consumables.

For research use only.  Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 1-4, 2010

2010 Southwestern Association
of Clinical Microbiology (SWACM) Annual Meeting

Crowne Plaze Riverfront
San Antonio, TX

NEW PRODUCTS

Q-FAME Sample Preparation Method for Aerobic Bacterial ID, specifically targeted to Clinical Laboratories.

Please contact
for more information.