Microbial Monitoring News & Blog

Keeping polar regions ecologically safe

This article was written in partnership with Seaborne Communications. Ballast Water Management in the Arctic With a growing trend in expedition-type cruising and an increase in commercial shipping... Read More

All you need to know about qPCR

Updated January 2021 You may have heard of quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) in the news recently as the gold-standard testing method for COVID-19. But did you know that... Read More

Impact of sample preservation protocols for metagenomics analysis in the oilfield

The lack of standardized protocols and the remote nature of oilfields are major concerns when it comes to sample preservation to maintain the integrity of the microbial population during... Read More

The story of your data

Data gathering and analysis have become crucial across many, if not all, sectors of our economy, including the water sector. If you consider all the components of data analysis... Read More

Understanding the ballast water fractions

Ballast water monitoring is vital to preventing the spread of invasive species With more than 4,000 different organisms found in a ship’s ballast water tank, it’s no surprise why... Read More

Solution Highlight: GeneCount^® NGS Services

Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene LuminUltra’s GeneCount® Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) service takes microbial monitoring to the “next” level by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene, which is present... Read More

Exciting developments in water technology

In the field of water science and technology, many exciting new advances have either become commercially viable in recent months or will soon reach that critical milestone. Here are... Read More

Facts & figures of Legionellosis

What causes Legionellosis? Many different types of bacteria can cause respiratory diseases. Ranging in seriousness from Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat) to much more deadly pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Vibrio cholerae (cholera), bacterial infections... Read More

Four Important Guidelines for Getting the Most out of your Metagenomics Data

Metagenomics is an emerging field. Metagenomics is a quickly evolving field, with new papers being published and new products and services being offered each year. Since metagenomics analysis is a relatively... Read More

Test Your Knowledge: Drinking Water & Lead

Drinking water and lead is not a new topic of discussion for us. Recently, we’ve looked at the issue of lead toxicity in municipal drinking water systems. We’ve touched on several... Read More

LuminUltra Blog