Resources
Thought Leadership from the
Experts in Microbial Testing
Webinar
Perform a faster and more accurate test for microbial contamination in aviation fuel
Discover the return-on-investment of rapid and reliable microbiological testing of fuel in our on-demand webinar.... Read More
Article
LuminUltra launches BugCount® Fuel, a revolutionary microbial test for fuels
LuminUltra today announced the launch of BugCount® Fuel, an innovative, user-friendly test kit to quickly and accurately evaluate fuels for microbial contamination.... Read More
Webinar
How to Elevate Your Biocide Control with a Modern Microbial Toolkit
Join us to learn how to effectively mitigate microbiological threats in industrial processes. Uncover new techniques to optimize biocide programs through advanced technologies like ATP, qPCR, and NGS... Read More
Article
Understanding loss of nitrification at a refinery wastewater treatment plant using 16S rRNA sequencing
This research highlights the utility of advanced biomass characterization in refinery wastewater treatment to understand process upsets and identify shifts within the microbial community that are contributing to changes... Read More
Article
Innovations in MIC monitoring: What we learned at AMPP’s annual conference
Our team had the pleasure of attending the 2023 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in Denver, Colorado, where we showcased our latest innovation in addressing microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).... Read More
Article
Why you should pay attention to biofilms: understanding the complexity of biofilms and their impact on systems
Discover the different types of microorganisms that can be found in biofilms, how they develop, and why they matter in this guest post from Dr. Fred Passman.... Read More
Industrial wastewater treatment
Webinar
Save time and improve your process with rapid, accurate and portable wastewater testing solutions
Is your process running at peak performance? Most wastewater operational challenges – bulking, upsets, excessive costs, and non-compliance – stem from inaccurate measurements of the true, living biomass in... Read More
Case Study
Using 2nd Generation ATP® to perform wastewater process audits
After a 3-day audit using 2nd Generation ATP, multiple opportunities for process improvement were identified. The results allowed operators to take immediate same-day action. This audit was successful in... Read More
Case Study
Case study: Diagnosing inefficient biological phosphorus removal
Diagnosing inefficient biological phosphorus removal By leveraging LuminUltra’s mail-in GeneCount services, a wastewater treatment plant was able to identify the underlying causes of poor biological phosphorus removal in one... Read More
Microbiologically influenced corrosion
Article
Innovations in MIC monitoring: What we learned at AMPP’s annual conference
Our team had the pleasure of attending the 2023 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in Denver, Colorado, where we showcased our latest innovation in addressing microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).... Read More
Article
Why you should pay attention to biofilms: understanding the complexity of biofilms and their impact on systems
Discover the different types of microorganisms that can be found in biofilms, how they develop, and why they matter in this guest post from Dr. Fred Passman.... Read More
Article
6 reasons why the GeneCount® qPCR Corrosion Collection transforms microbial monitoring in oil and gas systems
Microbial monitoring using qPCR technology helps operators to manage MIC risk and optimize corrective measures by having same-day identification and quantification of MIC-related microbes.... Read More
Marine
Case Study
Ready for new ballast water regulations?
Case Study
BQUA Plus test kit evaluation for a local port authority ballast water policy
What’s inside: Ballast water management policies are implemented to prevent the release of invasive and non-native species or pathogens to marine ecosystems from the discharge of untreated ballast water... Read More
Case Study
BQUA PLUS validation for commissioning testing of ballast water management systems
What’s inside: Ballast tanks within ships are filled with water to provide stability during transportation of cargo. The ballast water that is discharged at the ship’s destination may carry... Read More
Case Study
Case study: Validating your ballast water management system
What’s inside: Ballast water helps to stabilize ships during transport. It’s drawn in at a ship’s origin, along with local aquatic organisms and plants, and then discharged at its... Read More
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Webinar
The future of wastewater surveillance and how it can protect public health
Experts from LuminUltra, Kando, the Israeli Ministry of Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Royal Haskoning DHV discuss international perspectives on the future of wastewater surveillance.... Read More
Webinar
Where next? Wastewater-based epidemiology as a tool for antimicrobial resistant pathogen surveillance
This webinar discusses research performed in collaboration with ChromaCode Inc. where wastewater extracts from the GeneCount® SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Test Kit were analyzed for antimicrobial resistance markers using ChromaCode’s High... Read More
Article
SARS-CoV-2 and the future of wastewater-based epidemiology
This article was first published in the March/April 2022 issue of Water & Wastewater Asia. Wastewater-based epidemiology is becoming more widely known as a tool in the fight against... Read More
Legionella
Case Study
Validation of LuminUltra’s GeneCount® qPCR methods for rapid detection of Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila
What’s inside: LuminUltra’s GeneCount® LT qPCR solutions for Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila enables rapid and flexible measurement of Legionella in potable water sources, cooling water and building (premise plumbing)... Read More
Case Study
Case study: Using qPCR to rapidly identify and mitigate Legionella risk in a large US college residence building
What’s inside: LuminUltra’s GeneCount® system was used to audit the residence building of a major US college campus that was suspected to harbour Legionella. Samples were collected from four... Read More
White Paper
CDC-ELITE Lab Validation for LuminUltra’s GeneCount®
What’s inside: LuminUltra’s GeneCount ® qPCR solution was found to be 100% accurate at identifying Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila from blind samples prepared for proficiency testing at CDC... Read More
Industrial process water
Case Study
Case study: How Ford Valencia cut its biocide consumption by 58% with 2nd Generation ATP testing
Learn how Ford Valencia Body & Assembly in Valencia, Spain, optimized its biocide treatment program and cut biocide consumption by 58% through the use of 2nd Generation ATP testing.... Read More
Case Study
Using ATP to Rapidly Identify Sources of Microbial Contamination in an Electrodeposition Coating Process
What’s inside: A popular automotive manufacturer had been experiencing issues associated with recurring microbial contamination of its electrodeposition (ED) coating bath, causing issues to the undercoat requiring manual polishing... Read More
Article
How Can I Use NGS to Improve My Industrial Process?
First of all, what is NGS and what does it do? Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) is a tool that has revolutionized many fields of study. So far DNA sequencing has... Read More
Microbial source tracking
Webinar
Protecting our waterways: how to leverage Microbial Source Tracking for fecal contamination management
Learn how to design and implement effective practices to control fecal contamination and improve water quality with Microbial Source Tracking.... Read More