Consultancy and commercial services
Microbiology services
Led by Professor Tom Smith, the BMRC offers microbiological laboratory facilities and expertise in the following areas
Microbial isolation
We have facilities for the isolation of bacterial and fungal species from a variety of sources, including food, water, and environmental samples e.g. soil
Microbial species identification
The BMRC has facilities to identify unknown bacterial and fungal species coupling traditional biochemical identification, with DNA/RNA analysis and mass spectrometry.
Microbial survival studies
The BMRC has carried out several commercial projects to determine bacterial survival and colonisation in a variety of environments. Recent examples have included testing of bacterial survival on resin coated surfaces, on new cleaning cloth products and in environmental samples.
Bioremediation
The BMRC has particular expertise in the use of bacteria in the bioremediation of contaminated samples. We have recently carried out a project to determine the breakdown of long chain hydrocarbons in a waste product for a major international manufacturing company. We also have expertise in the use of heavy metal tolerant/resistant bacteria in the bioremediation of polluted sites.
