Resources for Microbiological Testing

Advanced Microbiological Testing Solutions for Contamination Control and Product Quality

Explore our resources on microbiology laboratories in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, water, beverage, and food industries. We focus on contamination control, regulatory compliance, and equipment validation to ensure product safety and ultra-purity.

Featured Resources

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Master the Five Strategies of Microbial Safety

Protect your biopharma pipeline against microbial threats

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Advanced Cell Models for Biomedical Research and Discovery

Discover solutions for automated, reproducible, and real-time, AI-driven characterization of advanced cell models.

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Microbiological QC Biopharma Production Process

Discover Sartorius solutions for Microbiological QC throughout the biopharma production process, from process development to final release.

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Microbiological Quality Control 101

Learn about ensuring safety in biologics production, preventing and eliminating mycoplasma contamination, and microbial limits testing

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Application Guide

Preparation of Buffer, Media and Microbio Testing

Ergonomic Preparation to Prevent Cross-Contamination

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Sterility Testing

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Video

Data Transfer from Sterility Testing Pump

To a dedicated PC

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Video

How to Transfer Data From Sartorius Sterility Testing Pump

To a server via FTP

Webinar

Best Practices for Risk-Based Microbiology Instrument Qualification

This webinar highlights the importance of equipment qualification in a validated pharmaceutical environment.

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White Paper

Sterisart® Universal | Gen 4 Overpressure Sensor

Maintaining positive pressure within sterility testing canisters is indispensable.

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White Paper

Sterisart® Universal Pump | Gen 4

Discover how the Sterisart® Universal | Gen 4 ensures your pharmaceutical processes meet the stringent requirements of 21 CFR Part 11.

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The Sterisart® System Simplifies the Sterility Testing of Therapeutics

Membrane filtration-based sterility testing is particularly suited for products with microbial growth-inhibiting properties, such as antibiotics.

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Sterisart®️ Universal | Gen 4 - A Universal Pump for Any Space

Where Convenience Meets Compliance

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Datasheet

Product Datasheet - Sterisart®️ Universal | Gen 4 

Where Convenience Meets Compliance

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Sterility Testing for a Connected Era - Sterisart®️ Universal | Gen 4

Where Convenience Meets Compliance

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eBook

Sterility Testing Playbook

This interactive PDF/playbook helps you to easily identify the right sterility testing canister for your application. The playbook also provides an ov...

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Webinar

Ready to Embrace the Digital Age with Modern Sterility Testing?

This webinar provides an in-depth look at the latest developments in sterility testing technology.

Product Guide

Sterisart® Second Supplier Validation Guide

Points to consider when validating your sterility testing canisters

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Video

A Best Practice Video Guide for Sterility Testing with Sterisart

In this video, we guide you through how best to perform your membrane filtration-based sterility testing.

Webinar

Sterility Testing Lunch and Learn Presentations

This lunch and learn will cover the regulations, the different methods, and watchouts for sterility testing.

Rapid Sterility Testing

Poster

Digital PCR Technology for Sterility Testing

Application Note

Beta Test: Real-time PCR-based Presence/Absence Test

Explore detection of bacterial contamination in ATMPs with this real-time PCR-based test.

Application Note

Rapid, Real-Time PCR-Based Detection of Microbial Contaminations

Explore how to detect contaminations in high cell density Jurkat-, HPBMC- and CHO- Cultures.

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Application Note

Enhancing ATMP QC With Microsart® ATMP Sterile Release

A Comparison With Alternative Solutions

Application Note

PCR-Based Rapid Sterility Test and the Compendial Culture Method

We compared the microbial detection capability of the  Real-time PCR kits with the compendial sterility test

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One Sheet: Rapid Bacteria & Fungi Swab Test for Medical Devices

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Application Guide

Sample Prep for Nucleic Acid Techniques

Contamination Under Control for Reproducible Amplification

Poster

Detection of Nucleic Acid Traces

A PCR Kit Manufacturer Perspective

First Final Release Test of ATMPs Prior to Treatment Validation of a qPCR-Based Rapid Sterility Test
Poster

Rapid Sterility Testing for Cell Therapy Quality Control Poster

In this poster, a validation study was designed to evaluate bacterial and fungal detection capability.

First Final Release Test of ATMPs Prior to Treatment Validation of a qPCR-Based Rapid Sterility Test
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Webinar: First Final Release Test of ATMPs Prior to Treatment

Validation of a qPCR-Based Rapid Sterility Test

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Digital Tool: Cell-Based Therapies - Be on the Safe Side

Get QC Results for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) Before Treatment

Rapid Mycoplasma Detection

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PCR-Based Mycoplasma Testing

A Customer’s Journey to Reliable Cell Therapy QC Release

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Webinar

The Invisible Threat: Mycoplasma Contamination in Cell Cultures

Watch this webinar to explore the causes, challenges, and effective solutions for maintaining Mycoplasma-free cell cultures.

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Detection and Prevention of Mycoplasma Contamination in Cell Cultures

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Webinar

Real-Time PCR-Based Mycoplasma Testing

Explore challenges and solutions in Mycoplasma detection for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). 

Application Guide

Sample Prep for Nucleic Acid Techniques

Contamination Under Control for Reproducible Amplification

Benchmarking of Two Mycolplasma Real-time PCR Kits suitable for Release Testing According EP 2.6.7
Application Note

Benchmarking of the Microsart® AMP Mycoplasma Kit

This application note presents a benchmark study comparing the capabilities of two different qPCR kits for the detection of Mycoplasma.

Technical Note

Microsart® ATMP Mycoplasma Detection Kit - Impact of repetitive freezi...

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Application Note

Detection of cell wall lacking bacterial species using the real-time P...

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Flyer

Rapid detection of Mycoplasma and other cell wall-less bacterial speci...

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Product Sheet: Mycoplasma Assays for qPCR

PDF 560.2 KB
Datasheet

Microsart® AMP Mycoplasma — Rapid Real-time PCR Mycoplasma Detection K...

PDF 617.3 KB
Microsart® ATMP Mycoplasma Datasheet
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Microsart® ATMP Mycoplasma — Rapid Real-time PCR Mycoplasma Detection...

PDF 360.2 KB
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Microsart® RESEARCH Mycoplasma — Mycoplasma Detection Kit for qPCR

PDF 316.2 KB
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Rapid MycoplasmaDetection: Microsart® AMP Extraction and Microsart® AT...

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Bacteria, Fungi, and Mycoplasma Detection Kits - DNA extraction and re...

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A New Real-Time RT-PCR-Based Mycoplasma Detection Kit to Meet the Curr...

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Microbial Enumeration

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Webinar

Sustainable Essential Lab Products

Explore how sustainability can be embedded into laboratory products without compromising performance.

Fact Sheet

Biosart® 250 Funnel Sustainability

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Application Note

Transportation Study of Nutrient Pad Sets in a Climatic Test Chamber

Uncooled transport can compromise NPS quality. See why packaging matters for accurate microbiological testing and reliable results.

Fact Sheet

Biosart®️ 250 Funnel Sustainability Fact Sheet

Optimize filtration and sustainability with the reusable Biosart® 250 Funnel, autoclavable up to 50 times, reducing waste and CO₂ emissions.

Application Note

Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens

Microbiological Performance Testing of Membrane Filters in Accordance with EN ISO 7704:2023

Webinar

Best Practices for Risk-Based Microbiology Instrument Qualification

This webinar highlights the importance of equipment qualification in a validated pharmaceutical environment.

Application Note

Recovery of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Species

Using Microsart® @filter

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Article

Bioburden Testing of Viscous Samples

How to Achieve Pharmacopeia-Compliant Bioburden Testing of Viscous Samples

Robust Microbial Recovery After Filtration of Disinfectants Using Microsart® @filter PVDF
Application Note

Robust Microbial Recovery Using Microsart® @filter PVDF

Learn how the Microsart®@filter PVDF is a robust solution that ensures effective recovery of microorganisms after filtration of various disinfectants.

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Application Note

Filtration of Viscous Samples for Microbiological Quality Control

Optimizing microbial enumeration in viscous substances is critical. This study explores how temperature & dilution with IPM impacts, using Microsa...

Application Note

Influence of Incubation Conditions on Microbial Recovery

Download the application note and discover more about the influence of incubation conditions on microbial recovery on R2A Agar

Microbial Air Monitoring

Webinar

On-Demand Webinar:  Annex I Impacts on Microbial Air Monitoring

Learn how to achieve compliant air monitoring under Annex I without risking contamination in this on-demand webinar.

Webinar

Continuous Microbial Air Monitoring

Webinar on gelatin membrane filtration for microbial air monitoring in pharma, covering sterility, EU GMP, risk management, and sampling methods.

Application Note

Implementing Continuous Microbial Air Monitoring

Air Monitoring in Cleanroom Environments by Gelatin Filters according to EN 17141 and ISO 14698

Webinar

Air Monitoring Facilitates Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response

Join this webinar to explore air monitoring solutions and their role in tracking COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks.

Continuous Microbial Air Monitoring in Clean Room Environments
Application Note

Meet EU GMP Annex 1

Continuous Microbial Air Monitoring in Cleanroom Environments

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Solutions for Microbiological Quality Control: Continuous Active Air M...

Discover three key air monitoring considerations for (c)GMP environments and how Sartorius solutions support compliance with Annex 1 guidelines.

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Collecting Airborne Viruses and Phages

The gelatin filter provides a reliable collection method for the entire range of biological aerosols (bacteria, molds, and viruses).

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Gelatine Filter Disposables — for Quantification and Differentiat...

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Datasheet

MD8 Airscan® — Active Sampling of Airborne Viruses, Bacteria, Yea...

PDF 624.1 KB
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Brochure

Gelatin Membrane Filter Method: For Quantitative, Validated Air Monito...

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Explore Microbiological Testing Solutions

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Microbiological Testing

Discover advanced microbiological testing solutions for contamination control and product quality