Last week's post introduced the work of Louis Pasteur, the father of microbiology. It was not long after Pasteur proposed that microorganisms were to...
Posts about Bacteria (2):
In last week's post, we described a pervasive disease that so affected the global population that it found its way into visual, musical, and literary...
April 11th is National Pet Day! Let's take a moment to focus on the intersection between infection and household pets. There are many sides to this...
There is really no way to overstate the importance of Girolamo Fracastoro's bold proposal about the roots of infection. His idea that infections were...
We spend a lot of time here pointing out the dangers of bacteria. However, we're going to take a moment to reflect on all the wonderful and...
What is bacteria? Bacteria are single-cell organisms. Where humans are made up of, on average 1 trillion cells, bacteria are made up of just one....
What makes a surface a Preventive | Biocidal SurfaceTM? Four critical characteristics: It is registered by the EPA for public health claims. It ...
COVID-19 and other infectious pathogens continue to make headlines, drawing our attention to the technologies being developed to fight these germs....
We experience the ickiness and inconvenience of biofilms every day. From slow drains to tooth plaque, biofilms surround us because bacteria surround...
There is a good chance that you have Staph - Staphylococcus aureus - on your body right now. In fact, it is estimated that 25-30% of us carry Staph...
In time for New Years resolutions, let consider ways we can improve terminal cleaning! Terminal cleaning is a thorough, deep-cleaning of a patient...
Surface disinfection has become the new normal. Today's post takes the concept of a high school geometry proof to connect contaminated environments...