Designed in keeping with national and international requirements and standards, our laboratory possesses a bank of cultures, reference microorganisms and wild microorganisms, as well as state-of-the-art technology to carry out microbiological analyses, such as:
- Efficacy assessment of biocides against microorganisms – bacteria, fungi, yeasts, microbacteria and bacterial spores, applying internationally acknowledged standards, including:
- AOAC
- ASTM, AATCC, ISO, and more
- European Community (CEN)
- Pharmacopeias (U.S., European and Brazilian)
- INCQS
- Microbiological product research and development assays:
- Preservative system efficacy assessment (challenge test)
- Screening assays such as MIC, MBC and time-kill.
- Quality control microbiological assays:
- Total bacteria count
- Pathogen identification
- Microbiological method development and validation.
