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...

Events

2019 NIST Workshop on Standards for Microbiome Measurements

September 09, 2019 to September 10, 2019

This workshop will focus on the need for standards to support the burgeoning biotech and pharma industries developing clinical applications that target the...

Publications

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...

Innovative Approaches to Combat Healthcare-Associated Infections Using Efficacy Standards Developed Through Industry and Federal Collaboration

October 05, 2018

Author(s):

Dianne L. Poster, Carl C. Miller, Yaw S. Obeng, Michael T. Postek, Troy E. Cowan, Richard A. Martinello

Nation-wide, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) infect one in every 25 hospital patients, account for more than 100,000 deaths and increase medical costs...

Certification of Standard Reference Material 2365 BK Virus DNA Quantitative Standard

August 29, 2018

Author(s):

Megan H. Cleveland, Natalia Farkas, Kevin M. Kiesler, Blaza Toman, Peter M. Vallone

Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2365 is intended for use in the value assignment of BK virus deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to BK DNA controls and standards. A...

Report on the NIST/DHS/FDA Workshop: Standards for Pathogen Detection for Biosurveillance and Clinical Applications

April 06, 2018

Author(s):

Scott A. Jackson, Jason G. Kralj, Nancy J. Lin

The 2017 NIST/DHS/FDA Workshop: Standards for Pathogen Detection for Biosurveillance and Clinical Applications brought together subject matter experts from the...

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

Events

2019 NIST Workshop on Standards for Microbiome Measurements

Publications

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

Innovative Approaches to Combat Healthcare-Associated Infections Using Efficacy Standards Developed Through Industry and Federal Collaboration

Certification of Standard Reference Material 2365 BK Virus DNA Quantitative Standard

Report on the NIST/DHS/FDA Workshop: Standards for Pathogen Detection for Biosurveillance and Clinical Applications

Projects & Programs

Methods for Absolute Quantitation of Transcription

NIST Living Measurement Systems Foundry

Microbial Genomic Measurements

Microbiome Community Measurements