Microbial measurements

News and Updates

Unusual Suspects

March 16, 2018

NIST contributes to public safety with materials that increase the confidence of first responders to detect biothreats...

A Map App to Track Stem Cells

February 13, 2018

Researchers who work with stem cells have ambitious goals. Some want to cure cancer or treat heart disease. Others want...

NIST’s Quick Test May Speed Antibiotic Treatment and Combat Drug Resistance

September 22, 2017

BOULDER, Colo.—Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a potential...

Publications

Evaluating changes to Ralstonia pickettii in high-purity water to guide selection of potential calibration materials for online water bioburden analyzers

July 25, 2019

Author(s):

Kurt D. Benkstein, Sandra M. Da Silva, Nancy J. Lin, Dean C. Ripple

Online water bioburden analyzers (OWBAs) can provide real-time feedback on viable bacteria in high-purity water (HPW) systems for pharmaceutical manufacturers...

Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Prodiginine Analogues in Marine Bacteria, Pseudoalteromonas: A Mini Review

July 24, 2019

Author(s):

Kehau A. Hagiwara, Francis E. Sakai-Kawada, Jonathan D. Awaya, Courtney G. Ip

The Prodiginine family consists of primarily red-pigmented tripyrrole secondary metabolites that was first characterized in the gram-negative bacterial species...

Measuring Ion-Pairing and Hydration in Variable Charge Supramolecular Cages with Microwave Microfluidics

May 17, 2019

Author(s):

Angela C. Stelson, Cynthia M. Hong, Mitchell C. Groenenboom, Charles A. Little, James C. Booth, Nathan D. Orloff, Robert G. Bergman, Kenneth N. Raymond, Kathleen A. Schwarz, F. D. Toste, Christian J. Long

MetaMetalorganic supramolecular cages can act as charged molecular containers that mediate reactions, mimic enzymatic catalysis, and selectively...

Impact of conventional wastewater treatment and reuse site practices on the bacterial community structure of reclaimed water

October 15, 2018

Author(s):

Prachi Kulkarni, Nathanael D. Olson, Joseph N. Paulson, Mihai Pop, Cynthia Maddox, Emma Claye, Rachel E. Rosenberg Goldstein, Manan Sharma, Amy R. Sapkota

Reclaimed water use continues to expand across the United States, from areas that have access to advanced, potable-level treated reclaimed water, to areas that...

Microbial measurements

News and Updates

Unusual Suspects

A Map App to Track Stem Cells

NIST’s Quick Test May Speed Antibiotic Treatment and Combat Drug Resistance

Publications

Evaluating changes to Ralstonia pickettii in high-purity water to guide selection of potential calibration materials for online water bioburden analyzers

Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Prodiginine Analogues in Marine Bacteria, Pseudoalteromonas: A Mini Review

Measuring Ion-Pairing and Hydration in Variable Charge Supramolecular Cages with Microwave Microfluidics

Impact of conventional wastewater treatment and reuse site practices on the bacterial community structure of reclaimed water

Projects & Programs

Methods for Absolute Quantitation of Transcription

NIST Living Measurement Systems Foundry

Microbial Genomic Measurements

Microbiome Community Measurements