Microbiological Testing
At Symbio Laboratories, we understand the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and quality of our environment and the products we use. We specialize in comprehensive microbiological testing and with our expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, we provide accurate and reliable results, upholding our commitment to highest standards.
What is Microbial Testing?
With applications to our daily lives, microbial testing is used to detect, isolate, identify, and enumerate potentially harmful pathogens in everyday items including food, beverages, and drinking water.
Why is Microbial Testing Important?
We live in a world surrounded by microbes, thus microbiology has many important applications in the medical, environmental, food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and many other industries. Of the microbes that exist in our ecosystem, some are beneficial and perform essential functions such as cycling nutrients, while others can be detrimental to human health and cause infection or disease. Therefore, it is critical to determine the possible presence of harmful microbes in products before they are consumed.
Symbio Laboratories conducts high-quality microbiological testing with rigorous standards set by regulatory agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), The California State Water Boards, The Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (AOAC), and The Transnational Institute (TNI).
Which Microbiological Testing Services Does Symbio Laboratories Provide?
Testing Services
- Total Coliforms
- E. coli
- Enterococci
- Heterotrophic Bacteria
- Legionella
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Bacteria
- Yeast & Mold
- Total Coliforms
- E. coli
- Aerobic Bacteria
- Environmental Listeria
- Salmonella sp.
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Yeast & Mold
- qPCR
- Bioburden
Methods
IDEXX
- SM 9223 B Colilert
- SM 9223 B Colilert-18
- SM 9223 B Colisure
- Simplate (Heterotrophic Plate Count)
- Enterolert
- Legiolert
- Pseudalert
Membrane Filtration
- SM 9223 B Total Coliforms
- SM 9222 D Total Fecal Coliforms
- SM 9230 C Enterococci
3M Petrifilm
- Aerobic Plate Count (APC)
- E. coli/Coliform Count (EC/CC)
- Rapid Yeast & Mold (RYM)
- Enterobacteriaceae Count (EB)
- Environmental Listeria (EL)
- Staph Express (STX)
- Salmonella Express (SALX)
qPCR
- Escherichia coli
- Salmonella sp.
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- 4 Aspergillus species
- A. niger
- A. fumigatus
- A. terreus
- A. flavus