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Read articles about microbiology from Microbiologics’ experts and other field experts.
Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea: A Growing Global Crisis
At any given time, one in five people in the US has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), translating to more than 68 million infections.1 These infections cost billions in healthcare expenses each year. Even more alarming, over 48% of all new STIs in this country...
Growth Promotion Testing (GPT): Practical Guidance for Confident, Consistent Media Qualification
Growth Promotion Testing (GPT) is a routine and essential part of microbiological quality control for sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical laboratories. When media qualification practices are aligned with day-to-day testing practices, they support consistent...
Inside Influenza Reverse Genetics: Engineering Recombinant Viruses for Safer Research
Influenza viruses exist in many forms, with varying levels of pathogenicity. One well-known example is avian influenza, which ranges from low-pathogenic (LPAI) to highly pathogenic (HPAI) strains. Highly pathogenic strains are essential for understanding emerging...
The Zodiac, Reimagined Through Microbiology
Lab Week is a time to recognize the people who keep science moving forward every day. From routine quality control to complex problem solving, laboratory professionals bring focus, resilience, and a deep sense of purpose to their work. They also bring something less...
Invisible Variability: The Hidden Costs of In-House QC Organisms
The risk isn’t the method. It’s the variability of the in-house QC organisms. Imagine this, you’ve set up your weekly Growth Promotion plates and the recovery is not meeting specification. You initiate an investigation to find the root cause: you review pipette...
Tuberculosis Research: Why M. tuberculosis Remains One of the World’s Most Resilient Pathogens
Despite decades of research and treatment options, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s most devastating infectious diseases, claiming more than one million lives each year and continuing to challenge global public health efforts.1, 2, 3 Drug resistance,...
Delivering Confidence: How Inactivation, Quality Processes, and Documentation Ensure Reliable Viral Materials
Choosing a virology services provider is often framed around tangible transactional capabilities, virus stock inventory, assay panel availability, or specialized techniques. But experienced service teams know that technical execution is only as strong as the quality...
The Unique Challenges of Quality Control for Live Biotherapeutic Products
Live Biotherapeutic Products (LBPs) are drug products designed to prevent, treat, or cure disease using living microorganisms. These therapeutics present unique challenges for quality control, especially in the development of microbial safety methods. This blog post...
The Critical Role of Genomic Sequencing in Ensuring Integrity of Viral Stocks
In vaccine and antiviral development, confidence in viral identity and genome integrity is essential. Whether confirming strain authenticity, validating genetic modifications, or identifying spontaneous mutations, genomics analyses ensure that research materials align...
Why Third-Party IVD Controls Outperform Patient Samples for QC
Using patient samples for diagnostic quality control introduces significant yet often unrecognized costs and risks. The preparation and long-term storage of these materials can be complex and highly variable, depending on the assay and sample type. Procuring suitable...
