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Read articles about microbiology from Microbiologics’ experts and other field experts.
Share Your #CreepyCultures
Last year we asked you to send us your creepiest, crawliest Halloween themed agar art. We were so impressed by your micro-artistic skills that we’ve been counting down the days until our next #CreepyCultures contest. Ghosts, monsters, skulls, bats and witches –...
What’s the Easiest Method for Preparing Quantitative Suspensions?
If you’ve ever manually prepared microorganism suspensions requiring a specific concentration level, you know how tedious, time consuming and problematic it can be. Microbiologics offers several ready-to-use microorganism products that make preparing quantified...
Get the Facts on Antibiotic Resistance: 18 Helpful Resources
For years, health organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have warned that antibiotic resistance is a major global threat. The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance estimates that at least...
Norovirus: The Notorious Virus
The average soccer ball is about 1.6 million times bigger than a grain of sand. A grain of sand is about a million times bigger than a single bacterial cell, and a single bacterial cell can be 40 to 100 times bigger than a norovirus particle. It is astonishing that...
Food Safety Trivia Game
Take part in National Food Safety Month and test your food microbiology knowledge with our latest trivia game! Good luck! [quiz-cat id="2398"]
14 Career Paths for Microbiologists
Every microbiologist has a unique set of skills. Fortunately the career opportunities in the microbiology field are as diverse and the people who work in the industry. Depending on your experience and education, positions in a laboratory can range from Laboratory...
The Battle with Tuberculosis Rages On
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is the greatest infectious killer worldwide after HIV/AIDS. Most cases of the disease can be treated by isoniazid and rifampicin, two powerful anti-TB drugs. Unfortunately, a drug resistant strain has...
Meet Our Writers: Kali Sorum
For nearly a year we have shared blog posts written by the Microbiologics team. We want our readers to get to know a little more about the microbiologists behind the posts. If you have called our Technical Support number about a pharmaceutical product question,...
The Bugs of the XXXI Olympiad
After months of anticipation and media coverage about Zika virus and water quality issues in Brazil, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro are underway. Watching rugby players collide and rowers racing across Guanabara Bay made us wonder which...
Green Fluorescent Protein: Shining New Light on Food QC
Photo: Bioluminescent plankton in the Maldives Images of plankton illuminating shorelines and the brilliant, glowing colors of deep-sea marine life fascinate and amaze us. Bioluminescent organisms are not only beautiful; they are a source for important life science...
