About Luminex xMAP®
The Luminex xMAP® technology is a multiplex detection system that uses color-coded paramagnetic microspheres. Specific antibodies are bound to these paramagnetic microspheres and viral or bacterial plant pathogens will bind to these labeled beads. The presence of the pathogens is visualized with fluorescent labeled secondary antibodies and a compact laser based analyzer. The technology allows cost effective multiplex detection of up to one hundred targets simultaneously.
Illustrations: The detector of the Luminex analyzer, with simultaneous detection of the unique colour of the beads to which specific antibodies are attached, and the ‘reporter’ signal of the organisms for which it being tested. Image 2-4: Colouring of the bacteria
>> Download: The Principle of Luminex xMAP® (pdf)
Want to try Luminex?
Maybe you want to try our Luminex kits with your own samples, or you want to compare the Luminex xMAP® detection system with your own detection system; there are possibilities. Detailed information is available on request. Please contact José van Beckhoven, primediagnostics@wur.nl