The Next Generation of Rapid Microbiology

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, protistology, mycology, immunology and parasitology.

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Eukaryotic microorganisms possess membrane-bound organelles and include fungi and protists, whereas prokaryotic organisms - all of which are microorganisms - are conventionally classified as lacking membrane-bound organelles and include Bacteria and Archaea.

Microbiologists traditionally relied on culture, staining, and microscopy. However, less than 1% of the microorganisms present in common environments can be cultured in isolation using current means.[5] Microbiologists often rely on molecular biology tools such as DNA sequence based identification, for example the 16S rRNA gene sequence used for bacteria identification.

Rapid microbiology testing is done for the faster identification of microbial risks, monitoring critical control points in real time, contribution for the improvement, manufacturing processes, enhancing safety profile of products and also decreases overall costs of quality programs. This technique is widely used in for the research activity, drug development and others.

Viruses have been variably classified as organisms, as they have been considered either as very simple microorganisms or very complex molecules. Prions, never considered as microorganisms, have been investigated by virologists, however, as the clinical effects traced to them were originally presumed due to chronic viral infections, and virologists took search—discovering "infectious proteins".

The rapid microbiology testing market is anticipated to grow with a significant rate in the forecast period, owing to the driving factors such as, rise in the number of research activities, rise in the number of infection diseases, increase in the technological advancements and more. On other hand, the increasing applications of rapid microbiology testing in research are likely to widen up the opportunities for the growth of the rapid microbiology testing market in the coming years.