Applied Biosystems™ MagMAX™ Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit with Virus Enrichment, 100 Rxn

The MagMAX™ Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit with Virus Enrichment provides a high-throughput, automation-ready solution for viral concentration and nucleic acid extraction from challenging wastewater samples. Combining Dynabeads® technology with MagMAX™ magnetic-bead chemistry, the kit ensures efficient recovery of high-quality DNA and RNA for use in downstream applications such as RT-PCR, qPCR, NGS, and microarray analysis.

Wastewater-based surveillance has become an essential tool for public health monitoring, allowing the early detection of viral outbreaks such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and norovirus, at community, institutional, or municipal levels. This kit simplifies one of the most difficult sample types—wastewater—by providing consistent, reproducible yields without the risk of filter clogging or workflow disruption.

Key Features

• Automation-Ready – Optimized for KingFisher™ Flex, APEX, and Duo Prime systems.
• High Throughput – Process 24 wastewater samples in 75 minutes using automated protocols.
• Integrated Virus Enrichment – Dynabeads®-based concentration enables up to 10 mL wastewater input.
• Efficient Purification – Yields pure RNA and DNA in 50–100 μL elution volumes.
• Consistent Performance – Outperforms glass-fiber filter methods with higher recovery and reproducibility.
• Safe & Convenient – No ultracentrifugation or vacuum manifolds; eliminates risk of filter clogging.
• Flexible Workflow – Supports alternative concentration methods (filtration, precipitation, ultracentrifugation).

Applications

• Wastewater and sewage surveillance for community-level pathogen monitoring
• Viral detection (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, influenza, norovirus)
• DNA and RNA extraction for molecular epidemiology studies
• Downstream molecular biology workflows:
  • RT-PCR & qPCR
  • Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
  • Microarray analysis
  • Blot hybridization (Northern, Southern)
  • Nuclease protection assays
  • In vitro transcription/translation
  • Nucleic acid labeling and hybridization

Technical Specifications

Kit Contents & Storage

• 10 mL Dynabeads Wastewater Virus Enrichment (4 °C)
• 80 mL Lysis Buffer (room temp.)
• 50 mL Binding Solution (room temp.)
• 200 mL Wash Buffer (room temp.)
• 25 mL Elution Solution (room temp.)
• 4 mL Proteinase K (room temp.)
• 2 mL DNA/RNA Binding Beads (room temp.)

Ordering Information

The Applied Biosystems™ MagMAX™ Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit with Virus Enrichment provides an efficient, reproducible, and automation-ready workflow for extracting high-quality viral nucleic acids from complex wastewater samples. By leveraging Dynabeads® enrichment and MagMAX™ magnetic-bead purification, it enables laboratories to achieve reliable surveillance data and support public health monitoring for emerging and persistent pathogens.