How It WOrks

The MicroStation™ Identification System identifies and characterizes a wide range of environmental and pathogenic organisms across diverse fields of microbiology. Nearly 3,000 species of bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi can be identified with our identification database. Some bacteria can be identified in as little as 1 hour. Just prepare a cell suspension and inoculate the appropriate microplate.

After inoculation and incubation, the microplate is placed into the MicroStation for analysis. The unique metabolic pattern generated by the organism is recorded and compared to hundreds of identification profiles in Biolog’s database. This versatile plate reader uses dual wavelength readings to quantify color reactions consistently and accurately in the microplate wells.

Biolog’s patented redox chemistry makes use of different carbon compounds including sugars, carboxylic acids, amino acids and peptides to provide an unparalleled wealth of discriminating biochemical characterizations. This diverse set of tests enables our systems to identify microorganisms that other kit-based methods misidentify or fail to identify. The MicroStation System also has applications for microbial community analysis in soil, water, biofilms and other environments.