One-hour test for antibiotic resistance developed
06 October, 2021The Fast Antibiotic Susceptibility Test (FAST) means doctors will be able to find out up to 10 times faster which antibiotics can still affect their patients and which cannot.
Whitley WASP Touch spiral plater and Synbiosis aCOLyte 3 HD colony counter
05 August, 2021The Whitley WASP Touch is an automated precision laboratory instrument designed to deliver a spiral deposition offering 1000-fold dilution across a single plate.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences BioLector XT Microbioreactor
01 July, 2021Equipped with FlowerPlate microtitre plate technology, the BioLector XT Microbioreactor enables high-throughput strain screenings, cultivation parameter monitoring and feeding strategy optimisation.
Microbiologics Custom Solutions microbial QC material
24 May, 2021Microbiologics offers a comprehensive program for environmental isolate or targeted objectionable organism management.
Microbiologics environmental isolate management program
06 April, 2021Cell BioSciences, through exclusive supplier Microbiologics, offers a comprehensive program for environmental isolate management.
Monitoring microbes with handheld DNA sequencers
09 March, 2021Handheld DNA sequencers can conduct routine microbial monitoring in food production facilities, with advantages including ease of use and identification of a broad variety of bacteria.
Thermo Scientific Salmonella Precis Method
04 March, 2021Extension of the validation scope for the Thermo Scientific Salmonella Precis Method according to ISO 16140-2 brings the opportunity for increased efficiency by eliminating the need for multiple broths, plates, supplementation and incubation temperatures.
Tongue microbes can help diagnose heart failure
31 August, 2020A recent study found that the composition, quantity and dominant bacteria of the tongue coating differ between heart failure patients and healthy people.
Microbiome used to diagnose liver disease
24 August, 2020The non-invasive method relies on an algorithm to analyse patient stool samples, which contain traces of what lives in the gut.
Rapid detection of Salmonella in food
18 February, 2020Researchers have developed a test that is capable of detecting Salmonella bacteria in animal products in less than eight hours, which should reduce cases of infection as well as recalls.
InSite L. mono Glo swab test for Listeria
15 November, 2019InSite L. mono Glo is a self-contained swab system for the simultaneous detection of Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes.
Thermo Scientific Sensititre ARIS HiQ AST System
04 October, 2019The Thermo Scientific Sensititre ARIS HiQ AST System is a benchtop automated reading and incubation system for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST).
A new way to test for drug‑resistant infections
26 September, 2019The method could lead to clinicians being able to rapidly detect whether an infection is treatable with common antibiotics, reserving stronger alternatives for the patients that need them most.
It's alive! Zapping bacteria with an electrical field
18 June, 2019Scientists have found that when zapped with an electrical field, live bacteria absorb dye molecules, causing the cells to light up and allowing them to be counted easily.
Medieval glass-making technique kills hospital bacteria
15 April, 2019UK scientists have discovered a technique similar to medieval stained glass-making that can completely eradicate the deadliest hospital infections within hours.
