Microorganisms: An Introduction
Microscopic organisms, commonly known as microorganisms or microbes, are found all around us and even inside our bodies. The category ‘microbes’ includes a massive range of organisms including [...]
17 Sep 2021
8 Jun 2021
Happy National Beer Day!
With society returning to a bit of normality, beer gardens and pubs have opened their doors for us again, just in time for National Beer Day. To mark the [...]
27 May 2021
Bringing the flavours: microbes in cheese production
Who doesn’t love cheese? If ever you need an excuse to whip out the cheese board and all the trimmings, today is that day. National Cheese Day is [...]
7 May 2021
Is Bacteria the Key to Life on Mars?
In recent years bacteria have proven their ability to survive in the harsh environment of outer space. NASA has conducted many experiments after finding the presence of bacteria [...]
11 Mar 2021
Another successful day in the office…errm lab
Here at BioLabTests we love microbiology, so much so that we do it everyday for our jobs. However, not everyone knows what microbiology entails . To mark British [...]
17 Nov 2020
Microbial Top Facts: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Continuing our blog series of microbial top facts, today we feature Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), a bacterium cultured frequently at our laboratory. It was discovered in 1882 by [...]
12 Nov 2020
Microbial Top Facts: Shigella
With a type of the bacteria used in our laboratory for testing, we wanted to shine a light on Shigella in our microbial top facts blog series. Named [...]
12 Nov 2020
Microbial Top Facts: E. coli
In our blog series about microbial top facts, we feature bacteria that we frequently use at our laboratory for testing. Today we are taking a closer look at [...]
6 Nov 2020
The Power of Bacteria: Microbial Fuel Cell Technology
This year's British Science Week focusses on theme "Innovating for the future", celebrating the diverse world of science, technology, engineering and maths. Due to the ever growing importance [...]
15 Sep 2020
Antimicrobial Testing with Mueller Hinton Agar
BioLabTests offers a wide range of testing, from environmental, product and antimicrobial testing to hygiene audit support and microbiological research. Some of our services for antimicrobial testing include [...]