by abrickmicrobiologicscom | Nov 8, 2018 | Clinical, Pharmaceutical
Moraxella osloensis isn’t a well-known bacterium outside the laboratory, but this opportunistic human pathogen has been found to cause life-threatening diseases such as endocarditis, osteomyelitis, central venous catheter infection and meningitis.1 M. osloensis is...
by microbiologics | Sep 27, 2018 | Pharmaceutical
“What you see is that the most outstanding feature of life’s history is a constant domination by bacteria.” – Stephen J. Gould. Preservation capacity is a central element of consumer product quality. Though necessary to any microbiological risk assessment,...
by microbiologics | Sep 6, 2018 | Pharmaceutical
Performing growth promotion testing (GPT) on new batches of media is an essential task for all sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratories. Your laboratory performs GPT regularly, but are you certain of what best practices auditors will look for...
by Stanley Staphylococcus | Aug 23, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Pharmaceutical, Water
Dear Stanley, When performing growth promotion with Microbiologics products, do you recommend testing in parallel with a previously approved media? The USP, EP, and JP don’t require testing in parallel. They only state “Test each batch of ready-prepared medium and...
by microbiologics | Aug 16, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Molecular, Pharmaceutical, Quizzes, Water
It probably comes as no surprise that we think sci-fi is the best movie genre, especially when rogue viruses or genetic mutation are involved. We created our latest quiz with our fellow sci-fi connoisseurs in mind. Give it a go if you’re up to the challenge and be...
by microbiologics | Aug 6, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Molecular, Pharmaceutical, Water
As a microbiology student, you have a passion for understanding the microscopic organisms that live on, in, and all around us. Even though you love your field of study, leaving school and starting your career can be intimidating. So, what can you do to be successful?...