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Nutrition, the microbiome, and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A review
Over the last decade, research has revealed more about the human gut microbiome—the environment within the gastrointestinal tract—where microbes, especially bacteria, reside.
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Whitepaper: Bacterial identification database
This whitepaper examines the Eurofins Microbial Sequencing Index (EMSI) database which contains over 9,000 full gene sequences of type strains and explains why reliable analytical methods are so vital in microbiology...
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Antibiotic from bacteria found on Kenyan ant could help beat MRSA
A new antibiotic, produced by bacteria found on a species of African ant, is very potent against antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ like MRSA according to scientists.
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Michael Miller
22 June 2017 | By
President of Microbiology Consultants and the owner of rapidmethods.com
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SpeeDx and Thermo Fisher Scientific announce strategic partnership for FDA clearance of molecular diagnostic test
ResistancePlus™ MG Test would bring disease and antibiotic resistance testing for potential “superbug”...
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Aptar Pharma & Kali Care to develop medication monitoring tech for trials
8 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
Aptar Pharma’s dispensing technologies combined with Kali Care’s smart sensors, data analytics and cloud services will make clinical trials more efficient.
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Cherwell Laboratories to highlight cleanroom microbiology solutions at The Clinical Pharmacy Congress
5 May 2017 | By Cherwell Laboratories
Cherwell Laboratories will be exhibiting at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress...
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The rush to rapid microbiological methods – or not
Guardino (2005) identified the first rapid microbiological method as a rapid plate count technique. This method was developed by Professor Frost...
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Microbiological monitoring of pharmaceutical water systems
Water is widely used in pharmaceutical manufacturing – either as a raw material, as an ingredient, or as a final product. Water is also used for rinsing equipment or for the preparation of disinfectants and detergents...
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Endotoxin masking hold-time study performance parameters
Presented here are recommendations for performing an endotoxin masking hold-time study. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have requested hold-time studies to determine the presence of what has been called ‘low endotoxin recovery’ (LER) for submission with biologic licence applications (BLA)...
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Issue #2 2017 – Digital version
Read the free-to-view digital version of the latest issue of European Pharmaceutical Review...
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Microbiology In-Depth Focus 2017
In this Microbiology In-Depth Focus: Endotoxin masking hold-time study performance parameters; Microbiological monitoring pharmaceutical water systems; The rush to rapid microbiological methods - or not; and an expert view with Charles River Laboratories...
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Steven Brimble appointed as new Quality Manager for Cherwell
15 December 2016 | By Cherwell Laboratories
Company continues its emphasis on delivering quality environmental monitoring and cleanroom microbiology solutions...
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Issue #6 2016 – Digital version
Read the free-to-view digital version of the latest issue of European Pharmaceutical Review...
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RMMs In-Depth Focus
In this RMMs In-Depth Focus: the role of statistical analysis in validating rapid microbiological methods; considerations when using RMMs for use in pharmaceutical microbiology; & RMMs roundtable...
