Study Bacterial Adhesion

Researchers from many different disciplines study bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Specifically, medical device companies invest in developing new materials, coatings, and/or chemical solutions that prevent microorganisms from adhering to surfaces and forming biofilms. The Micro PRO™ is used in new product development to rapidly test the efficacy of these novel materials and solutions to prevent bacterial adherence.

Key Benefits:

• The Micro PRO™ expedites new product development by replacing time- and labor-intensive plate count methods with a rapid result
• The Micro PRO™ provides counts/mL results in 4 minutes that correlate with traditional cfu/mL results
• Test kits for counting viable cells, dead cells and total cell biomass are available
• The system accurately enumerates a broad range of microorganisms
• The Micro PRO™ has automated, high throughput analysis with continuous processing capability
• Technical and validation support services are available

Figure 1. Results of Micro PRO™ Counts and Plate Counts of Ps. aeruginosa-spiked and non-spiked substrates after 24 hour enrichment

* Plate result: calculated by multiplying the plate count result (cfu) by the inverse of the dilution inoculated onto the agar plate.

Source: Technical Report – Rapid Bacteria Counts in Microbial Adhesion Assays

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