Microbial services

CABI is a leading provider of microbial services specialising in fungal (yeasts and mould) and bacterial identification. With over 100 years of scientific endeavour behind us, we combine a wealth of experience and resources with the latest techniques to provide a rapid and reliable service.

What we do 

MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION	CULTURE COLLECTION	INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSULTANCIES	TRAINING
Bacterial ID Fungal ID Priority molecular ID DNA Fingerprinting	Culture supply (browse catalogue) Preservation of fungi Preservation of bacteria Patent deposit Safe deposit Strain stability testing	Screening Extract supply Mould contamination testing on premises Air testing for fungal spores Mould growth testing	Identification courses Mycological techniques Preservation of microorganisms

About us

Our team of scientists is headed up by Professor Paul Bridge and includes mycologists, molecular biologists, bacteriologists, ecologists, systematists and biochemists. All our experts have many years of experience and are trained to the highest level. For more information about our microbial services team members’ individual experience  please click here>

Latest news

2012 microbial training courses - places available We are pleased to be holding 3 short courses on microbiology at our UK science centre in April: Isolation methods for fungi and bacteria / Identification of environmental fungi / Molecular identification of microbes.

CABI works with Aquapharm

CABI and Aquapharm sign collaborative agreement which will allow the organisations to access and co-promote one another's unique microbe collections. For more information please click here >

New screening tool from CABI and Enzagen

CABI’s Microbial Services team is undertaking a new initiative with Enzagen, to provide simple ready to use microbial “panels” as screening kits. Streptomet, the first kit, is aimed at metabolite screening such as hydroxylation and glucuronidation reactions. The kit comprises freeze-dried biomass from 20 different Streptomyces cultures. Further details, including ordering and prices are available through Enzagen, at www.enzagen.com  
 

Contact us

Email microbiologicalservices@cabi.org
Telephone +44 (0)1491 829016.