Microbiology Test Method Guides
Please choose a test method guide either by organism or generic test type:
Helicobacter pylori Detection in Clinical Specimens
Non-invasive methods offer significant cost savings over invasive endoscopy with new rapid methods that include stool and breath tests which give high sensitivity and specificity
Home and Beauty Products - Rapid Micro Methods
Rapid microbiological methods for personal care, home and beauty products
How to Choose a Microbiology Laboratory Pipette
Factors to consider when purchasing mechanical or electronic pipettes for liquid handling for microbiological applications.
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 developments
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