by microbiologics | Apr 19, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Molecular, Pharmaceutical, Water
You love being a microbiologist. Your passion for understanding microorganisms and the impact they have on every aspect of life fuels your long days in the lab. We know all too well that a busy lab and finicky microorganisms can leave even the most seasoned...
by microbiologics | Apr 12, 2018 | Pharmaceutical
You’ve identified an organism in your environment. Now what? If you work in a non-sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratory, chances are you’ve encountered this question. You know environmental monitoring doesn’t stop at detection, but what are the correct next...
by Microbiologics | Mar 29, 2018 | Clinical, Pharmaceutical
Everyone has heard of diphtheria, but this familiar infection caused by a Corynebacterium strain isn’t the only illness laboratories should be concerned about. Sterile manufacturing facilities should also be on the lookout for non-diphtherial Corynebacterium. These...
by Microbiologics | Mar 8, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Pharmaceutical, Water
The pour plate method is an economical way for pharmaceutical, contract and even food laboratories to perform tests focused on a specific number of bacteria. The process may seem simple (melt, pipette, pour, swirl, incubate), but errors have been known to occur....
by Kali Sorum | Feb 15, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Molecular, Pharmaceutical, Quizzes, Water
Recalling and pronouncing peculiar microorganism names is a skill every microbiologist has mastered. However, the intricate rules for writing about microorganisms may leave even experienced microbiologists second-guessing how to annotate or spell a strain name. Our...
by Laurie Kundrat | Jan 25, 2018 | Clinical, Food, Pharmaceutical, Water
Are you certain the reference stock cultures you use for quality control are identical to the reference cultures you originally purchased? A study performed by Cross, Russel and Desai examined working cultures from eight accredited microbial testing...