Aim: To quantitatively assess Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Materials & methods: In addition to the qualitative Congo red agar (CRA) method, we used the bioluminescence (BLM), safranine (SAF), ...

Microbial assays are a technique to assess a compound’s potency or concentration. This is carried out by exposing microorganisms to the compound and determining its effect on them. Microbial assays ...

IMAGE CAPTION: Christian Meyer demonstrates the Geometric Viability Assay (GVA), a new method for counting microbes that works 36 times faster than conventional methods. Credit: Casey Cass/CU Boulder ...

A total of 6432 cell cultures was assayed for mycoplasmas over a 6-year period by aerobic and anaerobic incubation of agar and broth media. Mycoplasmas were detected in 375 cultures (5.8%). M. orale ...

A 36 × 36 cm glass plate previously described was modified to allow simultaneous runs in duplicates of all assays of the different generic products and innovator. [27] The device was routinely cleaned ...

The validation of alternative microbiological testing is an opportunity for a manufacturer to decrease the amount of time required for laboratory results. To properly validate these alternatives, a ...