A robust, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) system to universally detect
microbes at a limit of 10 to 50 colony-forming units within 5–6 h was developed. Pre …

The use of rapid microbiological methods in pharmaceutical laboratories has improved the
quality control analysis of water, products, raw materials, and enhanced the antimicrobial …

The validation of the Growth Direct system is described for the automated incubation and
counting of microbial colonies on R2A media plates derived from a water bioburden test …

Physiologically active bacteria in purified water used in the manufacturing process of
pharmaceutical products were enumerated in situ. Bacteria with growth potential were …

Microbial water-borne diseases still affect developing countries and are major water quality
concerns throughout the world. Routine culture-based methods of identifying bacterial …

Currently, there is no single method to collect, process, and analyze a water sample for all
pathogenic microorganisms of interest. Some of the difficulties in developing a universal …

To reduce the impact from a possible bioterrorist attack on drinking-water supplies,
analytical methods are needed to rapidly detect the presence of biological agents in water …

A review of the recent advances in microfluidics based systems for the monitoring of
waterborne pathogens is provided in this article. Emphasis has been made on existing …

The presence of microorganisms in waters is of great public concern and the trouble of
detecting them in water is even well known. The traditional culture methods used for …

To ensure clean drinking water, viable pathogens in water must be rapidly and efficiently
screened. The traditional culture or spread-plate process—the conventional standard for …