Microbiology Test Method Guides
Please choose a test method guide either by organism or generic test type:
Home and Beauty Products - Rapid Micro Methods
Rapid microbiological methods for personal care, home and beauty products
Lateral Flow Immunoassays
Strip Based Immunoassays
Key Points
Simple to use
Results can be available within 15 minutes
Low cost with no requirement for additional equipment
Stable and robust in storage
While rapid methods have made a major impact on microbiological testing over the last twenty years or so, only a handful of
Legionella in Water: Detection and Identification Methods
Test kits for detection of Legionella in water and clinical specimens.
Listeria Detection and Identification Methods in Foods
How do I Detect Listeria in Foods and Environmental Samples?
MALDI-TOF MS Rapid Identification for Food Microbiology
Discusses the advantages of MALDI-TOF use in Food Microbiology and provides a list of instrument suppliers and contract laboratories.
Media Fill Trials for Aseptic Production
Microbiological media specifically designed for Media Fill Trials are available, ingredients are from non-animal origin, irradiated making them suitable for introduction into compounding areas.
Microbial Identification and Strain Typing Using Molecular Techniques
How to identify and strain type microbial isolates with list of instrument providers and contract service test labs including cGMP
Molecular Testing of Food Pathogens
A review of molecular based kits such as PCR, for routine detection of food pathogens
MRSA Detection
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Detection and Identification Methods
Key Points
Gram +ve coccus
Grape like clusters of cells
Resitant to methicillin and other penicillins
May also be referred to as ORSA [oxacillin resistant]
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were first reported in the early 1960's and are now regarded as
Mycoplasma Detection in Cell Cultures
Mycoplasmas are common contaminants of cell cultures in the biopharmaceutical industry this review looks at detection techniques for rapid results in mycoplasma detection.