Microbiology
As a part of our full service offer we provide microbiological quality testing acc. to European pharmacopoeia, including the investigation of drinking water and ultrapure water. Benefit from our know-how and a comprehensive full-service.
Personal single point of contact, expert advice, short lead times and a GMP-compliant documentation complete our offer. For our regional customers we are offering a local service to collect analytical samples.
The analytical spectrum
Testing for microbial contamination
- Bacteria count
- Testing for specific microorganisms
- Testing for preservative efficacy
- Microbiological assay of antibiotics according to EP, USP with metal cylinders, filter plates and according to customer specifications
- Microbiological valuations of vitamins such as biotin and vitamin B12
- Product-specific validation and aptitude testing of all the above microbiological test method according to Ph. Eur and USP
Test for bacterial endotoxins (LAL test)
- traditional gel-clot method
Drinking water
- Tests for Drinking Water:
- Colony number
- Detection of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria
- Detection of intestinal enterococci
- Detection of Clostridium perfringens
- Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in drinking water
- Detection of Legionella in drinking water
- Sampling Service
Monitoring
- Sampling by trained personnel
- Investigation
- Germ identification to genus level
- On request we can supply the necessary additional information about detected bacteria and their possible sources of contamination
Extras
- Identification of bacteria at the species level in cooperation with contractors
- Validation of alternative methods of Ph. Eur.
- Literature research and scientific advice for manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, food and cosmetics
- Design and implementation of microbiological studies (non-GMP)
- accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 by the German Accreditation (DAkkS)
- FDA-compliant
Phytos
Labor für Analytik von Arzneimitteln GmbH & Co. KG
Leibnizstrasse 9 | 89231 Neu-Ulm
Phone +49 (0)731/9 74 39-0 | Fax +49 (0)731/9 74 39-30