This tests uses conventional culture and microscopical techniques to provide a species-level identification of a purified fungal culture. While this approach is successful in may cases in assigni...
Incomplete combustion of organic matter generates by-products such as soot, ash, and char, recognizable as fine powdery dust, embers, debris, and destroyed materials after a fire. Soot, however, ...
This test uses a combination of light microscopy and differential interference microscopy to characterize particle morphology and provide a presumptive identification for samples collected as tap...
Spore trap sampling involves collecting airborne particles on a filter membrane or adhesive-coated slide by drawing air through or over the collection medium, respectively. The collection mediu...
This test measures total culturable moulds and yeasts contained in a sample of pharmaceutical product, personal care product, medical device, of other similar material by culturing a measured amo...
This test measures total culturable bacteria contained in a sample of pharmaceutical product, personal care product, medical device, of other similar material by culturing a measured amount of th...
Background The Gram negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is commonly found in soil, water, and other natural environments. It is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause infections in humans...
Coliform bacteria are common environmental bacteria, typically associated with the mammalian digestive tract. Although not generally pathogenic themselves, coliforms are a well-known marker of fe...
Background The Gram negative bacterium Legionella pneumophila is a common environmental cause of pneumonia, often associated with institutional outbreaks and environmental exposures. Legionella p...
Originally aired November 13 2020 on CBC Marketplace Wearing a mask is critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but rigorous tests conducted on behalf of CBC’s Marketplace found that while ...
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