Microbial Top Facts: Listeria monocytogenes
The genus Listeria is comprised of 17 species of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. It was named after British surgeon Joseph Lister who first found a way to prevent infection in [...]
13 May 2022
26 Apr 2022
The molecular and genetic differences of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA
At BioLabTests, we offer a wide range of testing services to clients such as environmental testing, product testing and microbiological research. In this blog, we would like to delve [...]
13 Apr 2022
Merging Science and Arts: The Indus Project
It is rare that we get to combine science with art, but today on World Art Day, we thought the occasion is quite fitting! Our microbiologists took a [...]
13 Apr 2022
Microbial Top Facts: Salmonella
Salmonella often hits news headlines for causing severe food poisoning outbreaks. Unfortunately, the beginning of April 2022 saw yet another outbreak, this time across multiple countries, including the [...]
27 Mar 2022
And the Oscar goes to…
The Academy Awards, often known as the Oscars, are awards given out in the film industry for outstanding creative and technical achievements. Many consider them to be the most [...]
18 Mar 2022
Celebrating International Women’s Day & British Science Week
Here at BioLabTests, we are celebrating two occasions close to our heart: International Women's Day and British Science Week. As a way of celebrating, we have asked our [...]
15 Feb 2022
Microbial Top Facts: Enterococcus faecalis
Enterococcus faecalis is a Gram-positive bacterium belonging to the lactic acid bacteria group. It was formerly classified as group D streptococci, until 1984 when Streptococcus faecalis became reclassified [...]
14 Feb 2022
Love under the microscope
The 14th of February is an annual celebration of romance, love, affection and relationships in many regions around the world. There are also many unexpected partnerships all around [...]
1 Feb 2022
Happy Chinese New Year: What is your zodiac sign?
The Chinese Zodiac is based on the lunar calendar, assigning an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. On the 1st of [...]
13 Jan 2022
Microbial Top Facts: Influenza H1N1
We are back with our microbial top facts blog series! Today, our microbiologists are taking a closer look at Influenza H1N1 flu, otherwise known as ‘Swine flu’. Influenza [...]