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What Lights Up Fireflies Can Also Keep Water Safe
The same chemical reaction that lights up fireflies on a warm summer night can also reveal microorganisms in water. Fireflies glow when adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules react with the compound luciferin and the bioluminescent enzyme luciferase. LuminUltra’s 2nd Generation ATP testing solutions take that same chemical reaction and use it to show how many microbes… Read More
[News Release] LuminUltra Introduces GeneCount™ DNA-Based Microbial Solutions
June 20, 2019 – Microbiology control specialist LuminUltra today launched its revolutionary new GeneCount™ portfolio of DNA products and services, making it far easier and faster to quantify, specify and target the types of organisms found in all types of water systems, on surfaces and in solid samples. Users of LuminUltra’s 2nd Generation Adenosine… Read More
World Water Consumption, Pricing and Distribution – Illustrated
Quite often in the water industry, ideas get expressed through numbers. Percentage daily usage, microbial counts, evaporation loss rates, temperature variances…you get the idea. It’s easier to understand complex data when it’s represented graphically. With that in mind, here are some interesting water statistics that demonstrate just how much water we’re using and how. World… Read More
What’s in a name? Three Intricacies of Organism Names in NGS Data
There’s no universal method for cataloging organisms or for converting sequencing data to taxonomic data, so careful examination of methodology, as well as the results, is needed when analyzing DNA-associated data. Three of the intricacies are discussed below: Candidatus The formal naming of organisms is determined by a set of rules called the International… Read More
How Microbial Communities are an Ocean of Possibilities
The oceans of the world have been a source of mystery and wonderment for humans since the beginning of recorded history. They have served as a method of transportation for peoples, products, and ideas while providing sustenance for countless coastal civilizations. But did you realize they are also home to unique microbiological communities? And they… Read More
What is Legionella, and How to Prevent Legionella Contamination
It’s a hot topic when Legionella contamination turns up in apartment buildings, seniors’ homes and other facilities. But what is legionella? And does it really present a risk? What is Legionella? Legionella is a form of bacteria that grows in water and can lead to Legionnaires’ disease (also known as legionellosis) –… Read More
Food Safety Regulations Gets Tighter, Food Testing Gets Easier
Analyzing The Global Food Market Bananas from Ecuador, cashews from Ghana, and rice from India. What do these products have in common? They’ve all traveled thousands of miles to the aisles of grocery stores across North America, and have been exposed to hundreds of microbes along their way. A trip to your local supermarket… Read More
How Cape Town’s Successful Water Conservation Measures Created Unexpected Problems
Water conservation has been a major topic of discussion within the industry for many years now and will, no doubt, be among the most critical issues that mankind faces going forward. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in the city of Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year. Water scarcity was so dire… Read More
Microbe Discovery Shows New Branch on the ‘Tree of Life’
Thanks to a bit of luck and lots of dedicated work, researchers at a Canadian university recently stumbled upon two species of a rarely-seen organism. The discovery by a Dalhousie University graduate student and a group of Dalhousie biologists from the Faculties of Science and Medicine is highly significant, with the findings being published in… Read More
Easier ID Amps Up Potential for Power-Generating Bacteria
A new process for identifying bacteria that can produce electricity has been created by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Certain types of bacteria living in oxygen-deprived environments like lake bottoms and deep mines have developed a unique type of breathing. It involves excreting and pumping out electrons. This makes them capable of… Read More