is specialized in diagnostic kits for plant virus detection. The products have been developed to be used by testing laboratories, assisting the nursery industry in pathogen-free certification programs.
Established in 1993, Agritest S.r.l. is privately held by the management. Management and personnel were trained in academic and industrial research centers.
The production facility is located in Tecnopolis, the technological park of Valenzano, Italy. The laboratory is fully equipped to conduct the whole manufacture cycles of two product lines, the serological and the molecular ones:
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Plant virus purification;
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In vivo and in vitro production of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies;
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Preparation of immunoreagents;
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Production of RNA and DNA probes;
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Freeze-drying of plant viruses and molecular reagents;
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Calibration and standardization of the diagnostic performances;
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Post-sales quality control.