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Read articles about microbiology from Microbiologics’ experts and other field experts.
Why Is Tuberculosis Still a Problem?
The bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has plagued humans for probably 70,000 years and remains a global threat to this day.1, 2 In 1882, Robert Koch recognized Mtb as the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), but it took decades for the first...
What’s Going on with Children and RSV?
Perhaps you have heard that we could be facing a potential “tridemic,” with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), Flu A/B, and a lesser-known third virus–respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV–set to be swirling around us at the same time in the fall/winter of 2022 – 2023. RSV has...
Comparing and Contrasting Traditional and Molecular Methods in Clinical Microbiology
An Interview with Julie Laramie, MS-CLS, MLS (ASCP)CM, SMCM Significant technological advancements have changed the world of clinical diagnostics. For instance, the application of molecular biology to clinical microbiology has decreased turn-around-times for some...
Back to Basics: Best Practices for Growth in Liquid Media
Microbial culture media is used in many industries to grow, enumerate, and identify microorganisms. Media comes in three different forms: solid, liquid, and semi-solid. The media form used depends on the regulation you are following, the goal of your assay, and the...
2022 Creepy Cultures Winners
Every October, when we challenge microbiologists to create Halloween-themed agar art for our #CreepyCultures contest, we're always delighted with their microbial masterpieces. The 2022 submissions included The Sanderson Sisters from the Hocus Pocus franchise, heroes...
Creepy Cultures 2022
Spooky season is here, so it’s time to break out the agar plates, inoculating loops, and your favorite microorganism strains, and get to work creating your microbial masterpiece for our annual #CreepyCultures agar art contest! Each year our customers and industry...
The Role of Diagnostics in Preventing HPV Infection and Related Cancers
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI), in part because many experience no symptoms, so it is unknowingly passed between partners. This is why it is considered to be the “silent STI.” HPV is a viral infection that may result...
De-complicating Incoming Inspection of Ready-to-Use Cultures
When you receive a shipment of ready-to-use cultures, ensuring their suitability for use in your laboratory doesn’t have to be challenging! In this blog we’ll go over what to check and how to test for success. According to USP <1117>, "Ready-to-use cultures...
Back to Basics Best Practices for Plating Techniques used with Growth Promotion Testing
When performing Growth Promotion on new batches of media, one of three plating techniques can be used: Spread Plate, Pour Plate, or Membrane Filtration. Each method aids in enumeration of the cells in the inoculum, but each is different in technique. Below we offer...
Top Ten Best Practices for Streak Plating
Streak plating is an indispensable tool in microbiology. It is so fundamental, that it is often overlooked. We have compiled a list of best practices to help you master your technique, save time, and avoid errors in your laboratory. The streak plate method relies on...
