Introducing EZ-Accu Shot™ for Growth Promotion Testing

MicroBioLogics is proud to present EZ-Accu Shot™, a new easy-to-use quantitative microorganism preparation used for Growth Promotion Testing (GPT) in the Pharmaceutical Industry. EZ-Accu Shot™ is specially formulated to provide an inoculum of less than 100 colony forming units (CFU) with little to no preparation time. Meeting USP, Ph. Eur. and JP regulations, EZ-Accu Shot™ is traceable to an original reference culture strain.

Watch how easy it is to use EZ-Accu Shot™

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Food Microbiology: Interview with an Industry Expert

MicroBioLogics® recently visited Dr. Purnendu C. Vasavada at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Dr. Vasavada is a professor of food science at the College of Agriculture Food and Environmental Sciences. He is also an Extension Food Safety and Microbiology Specialist with expertise in rapid microbiology, food-borne pathogens, and microbiological quality of milk and dairy products. Each fall for the past 30 years, Dr. Vasavada has organized a Food Microbiology Symposium at UWRF. The 30th Food Microbiology Symposium and Rapid Methods Workshop will be October 17-20, 2010 in River Falls, Wisconsin.

In this interview, we asked Dr. Vasavada to share his opinions on current food testing practices. We also asked how food laboratories perform quality control on new batches of media.

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New MicroBioLogics Website – Coming Soon!

You've been asking for it, and we've listened! MicroBioLogics is in the process of building a new website that will better suit your needs. Our new site with feature:

1. A fresh new look and feel with easier navigation
2. Quick links to the popular features such as the Document Library and Certificate of Analysis
3. Improved End-User Agreement registration process
4. Easier Certificate of Analysis system
5. Improved catalog search capabilities
6. A new interactive map to locate a MicroBioLogics authorized distributor nearest you
7. A "My Account" feature that allows you to view your current and past orders. And in the future, track your MicroBioLogics shipments.

Our team is working hard to develop this new website into a user-friendly, valuable tool for you. We hope to have it completed in Spring 2010. We expect the transition to be seamless, but as always, we thank you for your patience if inconveniences do occur. We're confident our new website will have the features you've been hoping for!

Meet the MicroBioLogics®  Team

MicroBioLogics Marketing Department – From left to right: Karin Pauly, Marsha Wells, Brad Goskowicz, Laurie Fernholz

The MicroBioLogics Marketing Department is responsible for strategizing, conceptualizing, coordinating and implementing all of the company's domestic and international marketing activities. They work closely with over 130 authorized MicroBioLogics distribution partners around the world to ensure every customer's needs are being met.

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Featured Product

The KWIK-STIK™ is well-known for its clever design and accurate, repeatable results. Each KWIK-STIK™ device features a single lyophilized microorganism pellet, a reservoir of hydrating fluid, and inoculating swab. For added convenience, a peel-off identification label is included for easy documentation. The KWIK-STIK™ is available in packs of 2 or 10. Click here for more information about the KWIK-STIK™.

Q. Why do the names of microorganisms keep changing?

A. In the past, microorganism names were often based on phenotypic tests. Today, names are often based on molecular and genotypic testing in addition to phenotypic testing.

Improved genotypic testing has resulted in culture collections changing a number of microorganism names. In some cases a subspecies has been added to a microorganism name. For example, Bacillus subtilis, MicroBioLogics 0486, is now called Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii. In other cases, the microorganism has changed species. MicroBioLogics 0392, which was called Aspergillus niger, has been reclassified as Aspergillus brasiliensis.

MicroBioLogics provides a number of letters explaining why names are changed. Click on the links below to find out more about specific name changes.

• Acinetobacter species ATCC® 51819™*
• Aspergillus brasiliesis ATCC® 16404™*
• Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii ATCC® 6633™*
• Cronobacter muytjensii ATCC® 51329™*
• Lysinibacillus sphaericus ATCC® 4525™*
• Staphylococcus capitis ATCC® 146™*

The MicroBioLogics Recommended Growth Requirements document contains detailed information about how to grow specific microorganism strains. Click the link below to download the latest version.

Recommended Growth Requirements
 

Take 5 and click here to enjoy a fun microbiology crossword puzzle! Later, come back for the solution so you can see how you did.
 

Are you wondering which microorganisms to use for quality control of your Campylobacter blood agar? The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute® (CLSI) lists which reference cultures to use for quality control of certain selective types of media in Document M22-A3, "Quality Control for Commercially Prepared Microbiological Culture Media: Approved Standard – Third Edition". CLSI strongly encourages laboratories to confirm the ability of new lots of media to support growth of fastidious organisms such as Campylobacter.

The microorganisms needed for quality control of Campylobacter blood agar are Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni, MicroBioLogics® #0481, and Escherichia coli, MicroBioLogics® #0335. Both microorganisms are available in MicroBioLogics® Set #5026, CLSI (NCCLS) M22; Campylobacter Agar QC Set. Sets are also available for quality control of chocolate agar (MicroBioLogics® Set #5027) and selective media for pathogenic Neisseria (MicroBioLogics® Set #5028).

2/01/2010: CLSI Recommended Mupirocin Control Available

2/01/2010: New Legionella Species Available

02/01/2010: Etest® Controls for GRD Screening of hGISA/GISA Available