Laboratory Services
Culture-independent microbiology
Services supporting your process microbial control and product hygiene
KCL microbiology services provide reliable measurement of microbial activity and community structure to validate the efficacy of control actions also with closing water cycles and recycled raw materials
We apply culture-independent microbiological methods, as in authentic processes with microbe control, microbes prevail in non-culturable state. VBNC (‘viable but non-culturable’) state means that microbes retain their viability and potential virulence, but are no longer captured by standard cultivation methods.
We measure quantitatively and accurately
- microbial activity in 10 minutes with cellular ATP (adenosinetriphophate)
- types and levels of microbes within one day with qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction)
- microbial community structure and metabolism with NGS (next generation sequencing)
from virgin/circulated raw waters and materials, process waters/compartments, additives, coatings and end products.
We help you to fasten your storage circulation with culture-independent methods instead of waiting for the cultivation results for several days or even longer.
We also carry out tailored shelf-life studies to assess how long your product stays safe and how long the packaging protects the material, such as food or pharma, inside the package.
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