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Read articles about water microbiology from Microbiologics’ experts and other field experts.
How to Maintain Monthly Working Stock Cultures with Microbiologics QC Strains
Proper maintenance of quality control strains is essential for ensuring acceptable performance. Most strains produced by Microbiologics can be used for up to a month after reconstitution when correctly maintained. Follow these best practices and our maintenance plan...
The Basics of Water Testing Quality Control
The water testing laboratory is the last line of defense against water-borne infections. Accurate results are critical to consumer safety. A robust Quality Assurance/Quality Control program will give the laboratory confidence in its results. Laboratories need reliable...
11 Pour Plate Method Best Practices
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....
5 Reasons to Avoid Maintaining Stock Cultures in Your Lab
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...
8 Microorganisms that Changed the World
Photo: 1918 flu ward at Camp Funston, Kansas (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Microorganisms triggered many events that drastically altered human history. The most notorious microbes caused mass death and destruction, but they also inspired modern medical advances often...
Tiny Pests – Big Problems
Mosquitoes, ticks, Cryptosporidium and Giardia. What do these blood-feeding and internal parasites have in common? All four are found in our home state, Minnesota, and cause diseases that increase with the arrival of warm weather. The Minnesota Department of Health...
The Basics of Bacteria and Beer QC
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to share some beers with the founder of an up-and-coming brewery based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The past few years have been a time of tremendous growth in the craft brewing industry. There are nearly 120 craft breweries in...
Books for Microbiologists and Anyone Who Loves Science
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” - Oscar Wilde Microbiologists have an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Keep learning after you leave the lab by reading a book from this list curated by our team....
