Microbiology Laboratory

The Microbiology Laboratory is considered one of the recent units funded at the Industrial Research Institute. Equipped with the most technological advanced systems, the laboratory assures a wide range of services to its clients, from the routine analysis of food, residual substrates (water, soil, compost...) to the microbiological challenge for several products such as paint, detergents, cosmetics and Para pharmaceuticals.
All analyses are conducted in conformity with Reference International bodies such as ISO, AFNOR, BSI, ASTM and AOAC.

All experiments and analyses are usually applied to provide the following services:

To assure the microbiological conformity
of food products for human consumption
To determine the contamination level
of delivered samples
To control sterilization and preservation of
long term shelf-life products

The elaborated tests at the Microbiology laboratory provide the identification of the following micro-organisms:

Total Viable Count
Total and Fecal Coliforms (eventually E.coli)
Staphylococcus and Streptococcus
Anaerobic bacteria and Clostridium perfringens
Yeasts and Molds
Salmonella
Pseudomonas sp (eventually Ps. aeruginosa)
Lysteria, Yersinia, Bacillus cereus
Legionella (Pathogenic host of stagnant
cooling water as for hotels and others)

In addition to the several tests and methods commonly adopted, the laboratory is capable to implement requested procedure for the application of an unpublished type of test.

As well, let’s mention that all the laboratory activities are accomplished in a way to guarantee the safety for both operators and samples; elimination and disposal of experimental wastes are done regularly in a respectful ecological atmosphere.

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