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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]