Rapid Micro Methods Blog

Miller to Teach Rapid Methods Course; Sutton to Discuss USP 1116 at PDA Europe Microbiology Conference

Dr. Michael J. Miller will be teaching his two-day rapid microbiological methods course immediately…

byRapidMicro •January 20, 2013

New Diagnostic Tool to Tackle Diarrhoea

Scientists from Bangladesh and Japan have developed a cheap and rapid diagnostic technique to iden…

byRapidMicro •January 16, 2013

Biochip Vortex Spins to Sort Bacteria by Size

By varying laser and electric fields, scientists can use tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separa…

byRapidMicro •January 12, 2013

Breath Test Could Sniff Out Infections in Minutes

Bacteria hiding in the lungs might not be able to hide much longer. Although traditional tests can…

byRapidMicro •January 12, 2013

UMDNJ Develops Rapid Detection Test for Exserhilum rostratum in Response to Compounding Pharmacy Deaths

A rapid detection test for Exserhilum rostratum, the fungus primarily responsible for 39 deaths a…

byRapidMicro •January 10, 2013

FDA Proposes New Food Safety Standards for Foodborne Illness Prevention and Produce Safety

On January 4, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed two new food safety rul…

byRapidMicro •January 07, 2013

Real-Time Outbreak Sequencing

When an infectious outbreak occurs, hospital investigators combine epidemiological data with bacte…

byRapidMicro •January 01, 2013