Gram-negative bacteria in soil rapidly adapt to various stresses, including nutrient limitation
and desiccation, by adopting the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state as a survival …

Public awareness has long focused on the risks of the transmission of viral agents through
blood product transfusion. This risk, however, pales in comparison to the less publicized …

Detection of microbial contamination in pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products
is a critical factor to guarantee their safety, stability, and potency. Rapid microbiological …

Traditional methods for the detection and enumeration of bacteria in water samples are
growth-based and require several days to obtain the result. New techniques which reduce …

Aims: To control bacteria in the pharmaceutical water supply system. Methods and Results:
Bacteria were enumerated by conventional culture method and fluorescent vital staining …

Solid-phase cytometry (SPC) was developed to meet the demand for fast and sensitive
microbial detection and quantification methods. By combining the principles of …

The survival of the biothreat agent Burkholderia pseudomallei on the surfaces of four
materials was measured by culture and esterase activity analyses. The culture results …

Aims: Develop a nondestructive fluorescence‐based staining procedure to rapidly detect
and enumerate bacteria in filterable samples. Methods and Results: The study consists in …

Classical microbiological methods have nowadays unacceptably long cycle times. Rapid
methods, available on the market for decades, are already applied within the clinical and …

Background: Cryptosporidium detection in water and environmental samples has increased
during the last years, largely due to an increase in the number of reported waterborne …