MicroBytes Newsletter
Written by and for microbiologists
Jay Hardy, the Founder and President of Hardy Diagnostics, has been writing and publishing a monthly newsletter since 2012. MicroBytes is an entertaining monthly newsletter that will peak your interest, make you laugh, and teach you things you never knew.
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Topics of the month:
- Are face masks effective?
- The Hepatitis C success story
- New Drug Susceptibility table
- Hardy's new GSA government contract
- New antibiotic disks for two new drugs
- New regulations for USP <797> for pharmacists
- Upcoming trade shows and conferences
- Phraseology: "UNCLE SAM"
- Abigail Salyers - Trailblazer in microbiology
- Free lab tutorial videos on YouTube from Hardy
- Compact Dry - For rapid plate counts
- Wisdom from Leonardo da Vinci
- Brain Teasers: Your cranial stimulant
Topics of the month:
- Are face masks effective? Reader Comments
- Can your microbiome help reduce blood pressure?
- Drug discovery coming from your microbiome
- Case History: Clostridal Gas Gangrene
- New Drug Susceptibility table
- Hardy's new GSA government contract
- New antibiotic disks for two new drugs
- New regulations for USP <797> for pharmacists
- Upcoming trade shows and conferences
- Phraseology: "HUMDINGER"
- Alice Evans - Trailblazer in microbiology
- Free lab tutorial videos on YouTube from Hardy
- Compact Dry - For rapid plate counts
- Wisdom from Jerry Seinfeld
Topics of the month:
- Why the increase in canine respiratory disease?
- How does chromogenic media work?
- New drug/bug susceptibility table
- Toxins lurking in your coffee
- Hardy's new GSA government contract
- New antibiotic disks for two new drugs
- Upcoming trade shows and conferences
- Phraseology: "GRINGO"
- Ferdinand Cohn - Pioneer in microbiology
- Free lab tutorial videos on YouTube from Hardy
- Compact Dry - For rapid plate counts
- Wisdom from Rosa Parks
- Brain Teasers: Your cranial stimulant
Topics of the month:
- Probiotics Effect on Mental Health
- The Father of Immunology – Metchnikoff
- The Alarming Rise in RSV and FLU Cases
- Low Life Expectancy in the US
- C. diff stimulated by acid Inhibitors (PPIs)
- HardyCHROM SS for Easier Pathogen Detection
- Hurricane Ian and Vibrio Infections
- Phraseology: “Rochambeau”
- Wisdom from Nikola Tesla
Topics of the month:
- An “urgent warning” about Candida auris from the CDC
- Cooling towers and the spread of Legionella
- Resistant CRE bacteria from cats and dogs
- Kitasato; Discoverer of the black plague organism and tetanus antiserum
- Discovery of the largest bacteria ever; Thiomargarita magnifica
- Phraseology: “Lollygag”
- Wisdom from Alexander Graham Bell
Topics of the month:
- Good fats and bad fats for Alzheimer's
- Why do NP Swabs hurt so much?
- Group B Strep - Easy detection methods
- Lister: Discoverer of a famous disinfectant
- Artwork from the Bio-Kid Heroes
- Phraseology: "Turn a Blind Eye"
- Wisdom from Steven Spielberg
- Brain Teasers: Your cranial stimulant
Topics of the month:
- The new Covid variant on the rise
- Is mask wearing dangerous to your health
- Hydrogen peroxide to control C diff
- Outbreak of carbapenem resistance
- Cases of Leprosy in Florida
- Salmonella in small turtles
- Winogradsky: The Father of Microbial Ecology
- Hardy's new GSA contract
- Phraseology: "Get Your Goat"
- Wisdom from Jesse Owens
- Brain Teasers: Your cranial stimulant
Topics of the month:
- MRSA on the rise after the Pandemic
- Improving your gut health with fermented foods
- Hardy's new GSA contract
- HardyCHROM for Candida auris
- CARBA 5 lateral flow for AST of superbugs
- Covid spike protein found in brains
- The discoverer of Mycoplasma
- How to avoid contaminated lettuce
- Upcoming trade shows and conferences
- Phraseology: "Hullaballoo"
- Wisdom from Jesse Owens
- Brain Teasers: Your cranial stimulant
Topics of the month:
- Cyclospora - Increase in US cases
- Syphilis - Increase in US and Canada cases
- Hardy's new GSA contract
- HardyCHROM for Candida auris and many others
- C diff not transmitted by patients
- New antibiotic disks for two new drugs
- New regulations for USP <797>
- Upcoming trade shows and conferences
- Phraseology: "TASER"
- Ruth Elle Moore - Trailblazer in microbiology
- Free tutorial videos on YouTube from Hardy
- Compact Dry - For rapid plate counts
- Wisdom from Andrea Bocelli
Topics of the month:
- Mouthwash - Studies show an increase in blood pressure
- Stevia - Found to have a negative effect on health
- Hardy's new GSA contract
- HardyCHROM for Candida auris and many others
- New antibiotic disks for two new drugs
- New regulations for USP <797>
- Upcoming trade shows and conferences
- Phraseology: "SALARY"
- Ruth Elle Moore - Trailblazer in microbiology
- Free tutorial videos on YouTube from Hardy
- Compact Dry - For rapid plate counts
- Wisdom from Aretha Franklin
Topics of the month:
- Home-based treatment of Covid
- Hardy has order tracking!
- Sushi and sashimi – Is it safe to eat?
- HardyCHROM™ plates – a full line!
- Phraseology – the origin of “Boycott”
- Covid and gut microbiome – how it changes
- Rapid Antigen test for Covid – now available!
- HardyCHROM™ Group A Strep – detection of Strep throat
- A new plate for Candida auris
- Quotes from Edwin Hubble
Topics of the month:
- What are the new Covid variants? – Will they be better or worse?
- Salmonella Infantis – a dangerous and drug resistant threat to our food supply
- New antifungals are desperately needed, now that auris is emerging
- HardyCHROM plates for easy identification
- DuraRack for long lasting Petri Plate storage and transfer
- HardyCHROM Campy – for food detection of Campylobacter
- Phraseology: “Red Tape”
- Quotes from Mr. Rogers
Topics of the month:
- Akkermansia – Can it improve your health and keep you lean?
- Antibiotic Stewardship comedy from Dr. Glaucomflecken
- What is Hardy Diagnostics all about?
- HardyCHROM Plates
- Kiyoshi Shiga – an unsung hero of microbiology
- Phraseology: TIP
- Tutorial Videos to train lab personnel
- Is the Bird Flu only for the birds?
- Announcing the release of the BioCode MDx-3000 – Rapid ID of all common pathogens!
Topics of the month:
- What is causing the baby formula shortage?
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Maurice Hilleman – The father of the modern vaccine
- Phraseology – “The Whole 9 Yards”
- Tutorial videos – for microbiology training
- Lyme Disease – Why is it so difficult to detect and treat?
- Quotes from Abigail Adams
Topics of the month:
- Human Metapneumovirus – common, yet underdiagnosed
- Alexander Fleming – the greatest discovery ever made in the control of disease
- Phraseology: High Tail
- Tutorial Videos – for lab personnel proficiency
- The rising resistance of groups A and B strep
- Sexual reproduction of Candida auris
- Early treatment methods for Covid-19
- Quotes from Brian Tracy
Topics of the month:
- A New Covid-19 Vaccine – a new and better way?
- Esther Zimmer Lederberg – trailblazer in bacterial genetics
- Phraseology: High Tail
- Tutorial Videos – for lab personnel proficiency
- Another Emerging Virus – with a high morality rate
- Monkey Pox Facts
- Early treatment methods for Covid-19
- Quotes from Jack LaLanne
Topics of the month:
- Can Coffee lead to dementia and stroke?
- Who is my Sales Rep?
- HardyCHROM – a complete line of chromogenic plates
- Having supply chain issues?
- Ignaz Semmelweis – controversial hand washing
- Phraseology – “Caught red-handed!”
- Candida auris – emerging along with the Pandemic
- Hardy’s free Tutorial Videos
- Howard Florey – The man that first made penicillin
- Monkey Pox – updated facts
- Quotes from Jonas Salk
Topics of the month:
- GMO Mosquitoes to be released in California
- TB Vaccine effective against Covid (BCG)
- Jenner – Inventor of the first vaccine in 1798
- Phraseology – “Dilly Dally”
- Hardy’s Free Tutorial videos
- Snails in Florida contain the Rat Lungworm parasite
- Monkeypox update
- Where does Hardy’s blood come from?
Topics of the month:
- T Cell vs Antibody Tests – Which is best for COVID?
- The three COVID vaccines – Comparison chart
- Viral Transport Medium
- PPE for the pandemic
- UV Light Chamber to sanitize N-95 masks
- Who is pictured on the Kings playing cards?
- Can a T Cell test predict immune status?
- Quotes from John B. Goodenough
Topics of the month:
- Zinc+Ionophores to combat COVID-19
- COVID-19 Variants – How many? Will the vaccines work?
- DuraRack – Why it’s the best
- What happened to the flu season?
- The four vaccines – A comparison chart
- Quotes from George Washington Carver
- References for using Vitamin D and Zinc against COVID
Topics of the month:
- Thousand year old remedy found to be effective against MRSA
- The inventor of the microscope – Janssen
- DuraRack – The last rack you will ever need
- ASM’s Agar Art contest
- The Autof ms 1000 MALDI-TOF now available
- Will more COVID variants emerge?
- Quotes from Bob Dylan
- Protection from COVID with Vitamin D and Zinc
Topics of the month:
- Dozens infected with TB from bone grafts
- Helicobacter pylori – Friend or foe?
- DuraRack – The best Petri dish rack ever!
- Can Stevia disrupt your microbiome?
- The Autof ms 1000 MALDI-TOF – now available!
- What are the ingredients in your COVID vaccine?
- How are Petri plates made? (video)
- Quotes from John Glenn
- Vitamin D, Zinc, and Ionophores for the prevention of COVID-19
Topics of the month:
- Will your vaccine work against the Delta Variant?
- Antidepressants: A promising and cheap way to treat Ebola
- Ivermectin for COVID: What are the Pros and Cons?
- Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP): What it is and how you can avoid it
- DuraRack — Built to last!
- MALDI-TOF now available from Hardy
- AnaeroGRO — the best way to grow anaerobes
- Quotes from Richard Branson
- StaphTEX — the easiest way to ID Staph aureus
Topics of the month:
- Candida auris – an increasing threat
- Is a new COVID-19 vaccine coming soon? Novavax
- DuraRack for an indestructible Petri plate carrier
- How does a day at the beach affect your skin microbiome
- The Automf ms 100 – MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer fir bacterial ID
- Phraseology – “Parting Shot”
- Quotes from Beverly Sills
- Carba 5 for the identification of carbapenemase producing bacteria
Topics of the month:
- Can you control rheumatoid arthritis with diet and gut microbes?
- Phraseology – “Ponzi Scheme”
- DuraRack – the best Petri plate rack ever
- The tick-borne Powassan virus – deadlier than Lyme
- Rapid COVID-19 antibody test kit
- A new pill for COVID-19, soon to be released by Merck
- Quotes from Denzel Washington
- Can melatonin be repurposed against COVID-19?
Topics of the month:
- Beware of canine Campylobacter
- HardyCHROM Plates – an extensive list!
- DuraRack – the best Petri plate rack ever!
- Phraseology – Dire Straits
- Inulin – Do the many benefits outweigh the discomfort?
- Covid Antibody and Antigen test kits – Results in 15 minutes!
- HardyCHROM Group A Strep – Easy identification
- Making shoes, clothes, and packaging materials out of fungi
- The Wizard automated colony counter
- Quotes from Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Topics of the month:
- Omicron Variant – What you need to know
- Aromatherapy spray contained deadly Burholderia pseudomallei from India
- HardyCHROM Plates – a complete listing
- Genetically modified mosquitoes to control malaria
- New 15 minute test for COVID-19 by Genbody
- Phraseology: “Raising Cain”
- Quotes from Alexis de Tocqueville
Topics of the month:
- Can Vitamin D be useful against COVID-19?
- Hardy introduces an accurate antibody test kit for COVID-19
- The microbiology of dog and cat bites
- Phraseology: “Kangaroo Court”
- Quotes from Georgia O’Keeffe
- Using UV light to sanitize N95 masks
- Detection of bacterial pneumonia – ImmuView
- Helicobacter infections may be protective
- The DuraRack for durable petri plate management
- Coronavirus update
- Using BCYE Agar for Legionella season
Topics of the month:
- Are masks effective?
- Is social distancing effective?
- Covid antibody test kits
- Covid supplies: masks, shields, swabs, sanitizers, wipes, gloves, viral transports
- Sanitizing your N95 masks for re-use
- Covid research around the world
- Carba 5 for detection of carbapenem resistance
- ImmuView for detecting pneumonia pathogens
- The DuraRack – the last Petri plate rack you will ever need!
- Listeria – How to crowd out dangerous pathogens
Topics of the month:
- Can bacteria be used to attack cancerous tumors?
- Using Ruthenium as an antimicrobial for resistant bacteria
- Phraseology: Gobbledygook
- Quotes from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- COVID- 19 Statistics, death rate, comorbidities, and comparison to the flu
- UV Light Chamber to sanitize N95 masks
Topics of the month:
- Can Regeneron’s Antibody Cocktail Speed Recovery of COVID-19?
- New Technology in the Fight Against Pneumonia
- Phraseology: Resting on Laurels
- Wisdom to ponder: Booker T. Washington
- COVID- 19 Personal Protective Equipment
- DuraRack – the last Petri plate rack you will ever have to buy!
Topics of the month:
- The 3 COVID-19 Vaccines – How are they different
- Can you treat loss of smell due to COVID-19?
- Phraseology: “Long in the tooth”
- Marie Curie quotes
- Scientific studies on Vitamin D and Zinc for COVID-19
- PPE for the pandemic
- UV Light Box to sanitize N95 masks
- PPE for the pandemic
- Flu A+B Rapid Test Kit
Topics of the month:
- Can the poliovirus be used to fight cancer?
- Chronic Wasting Disease is spreading in deer populations
- Pet hedgehogs implemented in Salmonella outbreak
- Quotes from John Wooden
- Phraseology: “Blue Bloods”
- New antibiotic discs now available
- MycoFast – easy ID and susceptibility of Mycoplasma
Topics of the month:
- Are age-related illnesses caused by pathogens?
- Candida auris – Emerging pathogen of great concern
- Serendipity – Finding Fleming’s lab in Paris
- Omadacycline – A new antibiotic, now available
- HardyCHROM CRE – Screen for super bugs
- Quotes from Zig Ziglar
- Carrot Broth – now simplified, one step
Topics of the month:
- Incidence of foodborne illness in the USA
- How to prevent foodborne illness
- Engineered bacteria to control PKU disease
- New antibiotics now available – Omadacycline
- New ways to control highly resistant Acinetobacter
- Quotes from Coco Chanel
- Phraseology: Sideburns
- CompactDry™ for better colony counts
Topics of the month:
- Building a Better Bedrail Using Copper
- What’s in the Vaccines?
- Alcohol Sanitizers Found not to be Effective with Mucus
- Quality Control Organisms from MBL
- New Antibiotics Now Available
- The Bio-Kid Science Project Kit
- Gardnerella vaginalis Plate for Bacterial Vaginosis
- Quotes from Rudyard Kipling
Topics of the month:
- New antibiotic class discovered from soil
- Founding Fathers used vaccines to their advantage
- Auto Brewery Syndrome – generating alcohol in the gut
- Carba 5 – easy way to detect carbapenem resistance enzymes
- MycoVue – for ready-to-use slide cultures
- HardyCHROM CRE – for detection of super bugs
- Quotes from Bono
- Malaphors – What are they?
- Phraseology – The origin of OK
Topics of the month:
- Can CBD oil be used against infections?
- New technology kills bacteria on hospital surfaces
- Carba 5 for the detection of superbugs
- The incidence of Salmonella infections
- Burger chains that sell antibiotic tainted beef
- Phraseology: Tip
- Quotes from Blaise Pascal
- MycoVue for fungal slide cultures
Topics of the month:
- Finding new antibiotics in the soil
- Super-bugs discovered in caves
- Carba 5 for detection of superbug enzymes of resistance
- PathFinder Listeria – now with green glow!
- Flu season worsens – latest stats
- Which restaurants use meat with antibiotics?
- Phraseology – “Balls to the Wall”
- UTM for viral and mycoplasmas transport
- Quotes from Marie Curie
Topics of the month:
- Can certain gut bacteria promote cancer?
- Trehalose and C. difficile – a not so sweet combination
- Tooth-brushing reduces hospital acquired pneumonias
- Quotes from Albert Einstein
- Bio-Kid Kit for science projects
- The Loop Caddy – a better way!
- Rapid test methods
- Phraseology – “Pleased as punch”
Topics of the month:
- Autophagy and Yoshinori Ohsumi
- CryoSavers for microorganism freezer storage
- HardyCHROM ESBL to detect “Superbugs”
- Automated Gram stainers from QuickSlide
- C. Diff Banana Broth for the detection of Clostridium difficile
- Bagpipe lungs?
- Julia Child Spotlight
- Trio Bas Microbial Air Samplers
- HardyCHROM MRSA and ESBL
Topics of the month:
- How your gut bacteria can keep you healthy
- CRE – Strain found that is resistant to all known antibiotics
- Should you always finish a course of antibiotics?
- C diff Banana Broth – for simple environmental monitoring
- Antisera – from Denka Seiken
- Air Samplers – full featured from Orum
- Socrates quotes
Topics of the month:
- G vag – the real cause of recurring UTIs?
- Derm-Duet – for easy dermatophyte ID
- GramPRO 1 – automate your gram stains
- Gram Stain Advanced – why is it better?
- Colitag – for easy coliform detection
- The winners of the ASM Agar Art Contest
- Do bacteria behave differently in outer space?
- Alexander Hamilton quotes
- AnaeroGRO – for better anaerobe recovery
- C diff Banana Broth – detects spores
- Ciliate devouring a fellow ciliate video
Topics of the month:
- Botulism found in nachos
- New variation of Vancomycin, 1,000 time more potent
- QuickSlide GramPRO can process 80 slides at a time
- C diff Bana broth for environmental monitoring
- BlueMount for permanent mycology slides
- AnaeroGRO for better anaerobe recovery
- Trio Bas air sampling devices offer Bluetooth
- ComfortPRO lab coats provide many benefits
- Oscar Wilde quotes
Topics of the month:
- Rat lungworm disease
- Are you doing enough to control C. diff?
- Can E. coli be used to detect landmines?
- Quotes from Jeff Bezos
- HardyCHROM Vibrio for all three pathogenic Vibrio species
- AnaeroGRO for better anaerobe recovery
- Trio Bas air sampling devices offer Bluetooth
- ComfortPRO lab coats provide many benefits
- Carrot Broth for the detection Group B Streptococcus
Topics of the month:
- New weapons against Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI)
- Hardy releases a new culture media catalog
- Fun facts on leap year
- Update on the Zika virus
- The Pasteur team – a tribute to Marie Pasteur
- Quotes from Calvin Coolidge
- Rapid strep identification – StrepPRO
- Stock organism catalog
- PYR for rapid Group A Strep detection
- CompactDry™ for plate counts
- Making sense of the new IQCP regulations
Topics of the month:
- Interference from Proteus eliminated!
- Can we use bacteria to create new habitats in the sand?
- New Culture Media Catalog
- Darryl Zanuck American film producer
- CompactDry™…Do you do plate counts?
- The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained…
- Environmental Monitoring…Contact Plates
- Bob Hope 1903 ~ 2003
- Do you do Growth Promotion Studies?
Topics of the month:
- Elizabeth King and her discovery of her namesake bacteria – Outbreak in Wisconsin
- HardyCHROM SS reduces time with stool cultures
- AneroGRO for better recovery of anaerobes
- Identification of Streps with StrepPRO
- Better gram staining with GramPRO 1
- Investigation of Foodborne Illness – Listeria outbreak at Dole
- CRITERION – for the best in dehydrated culture media
- Contact plates for the pharma industry
- George Gershwin quotes
Topics of the month:
- How to Make Better Gram Stains
- Bacteriophage Therapy – Another Approach
- Colistin Resistance in E. coli – Another Superbug
- AnaeroGRO – for Better Growth
- CarboFerm – for GC Identification
- Automated Stainers
- HardyCHROM SS – No Interference from Proteus!
- EnviroTrans for Surface Monitoring
- C.S. Lewis Quotes
Topics of the month:
- Alzheimer’s caused by infectious disease?
- Pocket sized microscopes – the next big thing
- Dirty Driers – hand air dryers spread contamination
- CompactDry™ for total counts
- Control organisms for QC
- TransPRO for better transport and recovery
- AnaeroGRO for better growth of anaerobes
- HardyCHROM SS – no interference from Proteus!
- SpeedStreaks for quick inoculation
- Phraseology – “Shot of Whiskey”
- GramPRO 80 for fast slide processing
- New culture media catalog available
- Quotes from Muhammad Ali
Topics of the month:
- Gram Stains… Consistent and Fast
- The Patient Safety Atlas
- New Culture Media Catalog
- Interference from Proteus eliminated!…
- Footwear Sanitizer SmartStep
- Detect a variety of food pathogens in less than 10 hours?
- “Knock on Wood”
- Could you be missing important anaerobes?
- Virchow: A Virtual Genius
- Peter Drucker Quotes
Topics of the month:
- The microbiome of breast tissue
- Triclosan in hand soap banned by FDA
- Mercury in vaccines – still used?
- Crystal Dx Xpress – for food pathogen detection
- AnaeroGRO – best way to culture anaerobes
- MicroBioLogics – QC organisms
- HardyCHROM SS – now inhibits Proteus
- GramPRO 1 – for consistent automated staining
- Contact Plates – for surface monitoring
- TransPRO – for better specimen collection
- CompactDry™ – an alternative for plate counts
- Marie Curie Quotes
Topics of the month:
- Manuka Honey – the sweetest antibiotic
- Do you heat or methanol fix your slides?
- GramPRO 1 for consistent Gram staining
- HardyCHROM SS NoPRO – that’s no Proteus!
- HardyCHROM MRSA – brightest colors!
- HardyCHROM Candida – reliable yeast ID
- Crystal Xpress for food Pathogen ID
- Quotes from ee. cummings
Topics of the month:
- C diff Banana Broth for environmental testing is launched
- Clostridium difficile – facts about the worst cause of HAIs
- HardyCHROM ESBL to detect “Superbugs”
- Automated Gram stainers from QuickSlide
- Trio Bas Air Samplers- now with 3 heads!
- Trio Bas air samplers – now with Bluetooth
- Resistant bacteria emerging from the sewer
- Control organisms from MBL
- Quotes from Steve Wozniak
Topics of the month:
- Candida auris– a new superbug?
- Denka Sieken Antisera
- HardyCHROM ESBL to detect “Superbugs”
- Automated Gram stainers from QuickSlide
- C. Diff Banana Broth for the detection of Clostridium difficile
- Nikon’s Small World Competition
- In memoriam: Paul Schreckenberger, PhD
- Trio Bas Microbial Air Samplers
- HardyCHROM MRSA and ESBL
Topics of the month:
- Winter Colds – Why we get them?
- Bourbon Virus First Time in the US
- CryoSavers™ Storage System
- ComfortPRO™ Lab Coats for Comfort and Economy
- AnaeroGRO™ Pre-reduced Plated Media
- EnviroTrans™ Environmental Monitoring
- Rosco Kits For Carbapenemase Resistance Detection
- Phraseology – “Eureka!”
- Quotes from Gilda Radner
Topics of the month:
- Keeping Pets Safe in the Summer
- Answers to IQCP Questions
- Highlights from the ASM Convention in New Orleans
- CryoSavers™ for Easy Long Term Storage
- EZ-Accu Shot™ for Growth Promotion Studies
- HardyCHROM™ SS for more Efficient Stool Culturing
- Denka-Seiken Antisera
- Quotes from Walt Whitman
Topics of the month:
- Strep grouping and Rebecca Lancefield
- LoopCaddy™ – The Ultimate in Loop Organization
- MycoSeal™ – to Prevent Moisture Loss in Plates
- How safe is shrimp?
- Nasal Probiotics to Prevent Disease
- Hackers on Your Activity Tracker
- Endoscope Monitoring
- Phraseology – “Armed to the Teeth”
- Quotes from Alexander Pope
Topics of the month:
- IQCP coming in January 2016 – ready or not
- Uncool Cucumbers – Salmonella outbreak
- Oyster beds shut down due to Vibrio
- Phraseology: Bucks
- Ready Rack for clean room tubes
- HardyCHROM™ Vibrio
- Poultry Microbiology catalog
- Rapid Test kits and Reagents
- Petri Porter rack
- HardyCHROM™ SS
- Quotes from Jonas Salk
Topics of the month:
- Your microbiome fingerprint – Could it incriminate you?
- Meet HUrBi – the chromogenic urine biplate
- Monogen by Biokit – for mononucleosis
- Group A Strep QuickVue – by Quidel
- Phraseology – “Mayday Mayday”
- How did George Washington die?
- Food Microbiology mini catalog
- Quotes from William Wilburforce
Topics of the month:
- How do bacteria communicate? Quorum sensing and biofilms
- Two new antibiotic disks to be available: Avycaz and Zerbaxa
- New biplate for Staph aureus and MRSA now available
- That Peksy Pestis: new DNA research reveals the nature of the Black Plague
- Quidel Rapid Strep Kit
- Phraseology: The origin of “Sandwich”
- ComfortPRO Lab Coats
- Revolving Petri plate racks
Topics of the month:
- Probiotics Effect on Mental Health
- The Father of Immunology – Metchnikoff
- The Alarming Rise in RSV and FLU Cases
- Low Life Expectancy in the US
- C. diff stimulated by acid Inhibitors (PPIs)
- HardyCHROM SS for Easier Pathogen Detection
- Hurricane Ian and Vibrio Infections
- Phraseology: “Rochambeau”
- Wisdom from Nikola Tesla
Topics of the month:
- Fungal Meningitis - What Went Wrong?
- How to Identify Candida glabrata
- New Product - Parasite Suspensions
- HardyDisks AST™ - Now with Last Disk Recognition
- Leprosy bBacterium Creates Stem Cells
- Bacteriophage - Making a Comeback?
- Ceftaroline (Teflaro) - New Disk Available
- Phraseology – Golf
- Survey: Should the post office have discontinued Saturday delivery?
- Quotes from Abraham Lincoln
Topics of the month:
- Obesity and Intestinal Microbiota
- Overuse of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections
- TOTAL-FIX® Universal Fecal Transports
- TB MODS Kit™ for TB Detection and Susceptibility
- Tom Swifties
- Hardy Goes Green
- Sheep Blood Contamination
- Survey on Social Media
- Quotes from Frank Lloyd Wright
Topics of the month:
- The Microbiology of Kombucha Tea
- Google Honors Julius Petri
- Ceftaroline – New Drug for MRSA
- HardyCHROM™ SS for Greater Speed in Stool Cultures
- Robots Zap C.difficile
- APIC Releases New Guide for C. difficile
- How Meat Tenderizing Introduces E. coli O157
- Survey: Should office workers have unlimited access to the internet?
- Quotes from Jackie Robinson
Topics of the month:
- Fecal Microbiome Transplantation for C. difficile Infection
- Microorganism Catalog
- HUrBi™ – for Identification of Urninary Pathogens
- HardyCHROM™ SS – Faster Way to Detect Stool Pathogens
- Bacteria Extremophiles – Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold
- Survey: Should the government fund antibiotic research?
- Quotes from Robin Williams
Topics of the month:
- Cyclospora Summer Outbreak in US
- Cyclospora - Identification Methods
- Frog Skin - A source of new antibiotics?
- Dilu-loks™ - Pre-filled Dilution Bottles
- Colitag™ - Coliform Detection in 16 hours
- Phraseology - “Pushing the envelope”
- Survey: Should marijuana be legalized?
- Quotes from Walter Cronkite
Topics of the month:
- The Black Plague - Analyzing Two 1700s Paintings
- Mass Burials from the Plague Uncovered in London
- Tap Tight™ Contact Plates
- How to Order Online
- Denka Seiken Antisera
- Manufacturing Makes a Comeback in the U.S.
- Advanced Gram Stains
- Phraseology - “Knucle Under”
- Survey: Government Control of Sodas
- Quotes from Johnny Carson
Topics of the month:
- Prions – The Deadly Brain Wasting Proteins
- Petri-Seal™, MycoSeal™, and HardyFlasks™ for Better Safety
- Petri Plate Art by Ben-Jacob
- HardyCHROM™ Candida – Now in Powder Form
- MRSA – The Best Way to Control it in ICU
- Hardy Goes into Orbit on the ISS
- Phraseology - “Gung Ho”
- Survey: Is fracking worth the risk?
- Quotes from Edmund Burke
Topics of the month:
- Vibrios – Danger Lurking in Ocean Water and Raw Seafood
- Nature’s Chamber of Horrors
- Hardy’s Prepared Control Slides
- PYR Test Kit and PYR Reagent
- New Media for Prostate Biopsies
- The Mystery of the Ageless 14 Year Old Burger
- Survey: Are drones an acceptable way to fight the war on terrorism?
- Quotes from Dr. Seuss
Topics of the month:
- Update on Clostridium difficile
- Sting Operation Exposes Sleazy Journals
- Probiotics from Japanese Pickles Inhibit the Flu
- HardyCHROM™ MRSA
- TransPRO™ Specimen Collection and Transport
- TB MODS Kit™ for Identifying MDR TB
- Microbial Art
- Survey on “Right to Work” Laws
- Quotes from Albert Schweitzer
Topics of the month:
- Petri Plate Art
- SystemSURE Plus™ for HACCP Monitoring
- Schreckenberger Seminar
- SIRTURO™, the New TB Drug
- Black Silicon and Dragon Fly Wings Impale Bacteria
- Mystery of the Blood Falls Glacier
- EnteroPluri and Microgen for Gram Negative ID
- PYR for Rapid ID of Group A Strep and Enterococcus
- Quotes from Nelson Mandela