AdVnt’s “INFORMANT PLUS” 15-Minute Toxic Black Mold & Fungal Allergen Detection Test is a highly accurate testing technology called immunochromatographic assays, also know as a rapid test or Hand-Held Assays (HHAs).
The “Informant PLUS” is designed to detect the most common black mold producing species of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Stachybotrys and many of the major & minor fungal allergens.
The table below lists many of the specific species and the Limits of Detection (LOD) for AdVnt’s “INFORMANT PLUS” BLACK MOLD & FUNGAL ALLERGEN DETECTION TEST:
Species | Concentrations | Species | Concentrations |
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S. echinata | 1X10^5 spore/ml | A. restrictus | 1X10^4 spore/ml |
S. chartarum | 1X10^5 spore/ml | A. sydowii | 1X10^5 spore/ml |
S. microspora | 1X10^7 spore/ml | A. versicolor | 1X10^7 spore/ml |
S. chlorohalonata | 1X10^6 spore/ml | A. amstelodami | 1X10^5 spore/ml |
A. fumigatus | 1X10^5 spore/ml | P. brevicompactum | 1X10^7 spore/ml |
A. flavus | 1X10^5 spore/ml | P. chrysogenum | 1X10^5 spore/ml |
A. niger | 1X10^7 spore/ml | C. globosum | 1X10^4 spore/ml |
Wallemia sebi | 1X10^6 spore/ml | A. ochraceus | 1X10^6 spore/ml |
A. candidus | 1X10^7 spore/ml | A. oryzae | 1X10^7 spore/ml |
A. sclerotiorum | 1X10^5 spore/ml | A. ustus | 1X10^6 spore/ml |
P. corylophilum | 1X10^5 spore/ml | P. crustosum | 1X10^6 spore/ml |
P. notatum | 1X10^7 spore/ml | P. citrinum | 1X10^7spore/ml |
P. oxalicum | 1X10^7 spore/ml | P. spinulosum | 1X10^6 spore/ml |
P. variable | 1X10^5 spore/ml | Acremonium strictum | 1X10^6 spore/ml |
C. cladosporioides v2 | 1X10^5 spore/ml | C. cladosporioides v1 | 1X10^5 spore/ml |
Bolded are most common toxigenic species, Non-bolded are common allergenic species.
Features include:
- NO LAB ANALYSIS REQUIRED
- Two (2) Separate detection windows for Aspergillus/Penicillium from Stachybotrys
- Broad spectrum reactivity with black mold and many allergenic species
- Accurate results in as little as 3 minutes, maximum testing time 15 minutes
- Two (2) year shelf life from date of manufacture
- Each test individually packaged in a vapor-lock pouch
- independently evaluated by an AIHA laboratory
Worldwide Patent License Agreement
In 2010 AdVnt Biotechnologies entered into a Public Health Service Patent License Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Public Health Service agencies of the United States Public Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the development of a Rapid Hand-Held Assay for Black Mold Detection, for the public benefit.
The management system governing the manufacture of these products is ISO 9001:2008- certified and ISO 13485:2003-certified. AdVnt’s expertise in antibody optimization, combined with proprietary materials and processes has yielded two product offerings for the detection of certain Black Toxic Mold Species, Major and Minor Allergenic Fungal Species, for the public benefit.