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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 occasion, [...]
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 celebrated [...]
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 on [...]
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 Science [...]
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 Carle [...]
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 after [...]
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 Escherichia [...]
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 of [...]
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 the [...]