BRI Director, DR. Barry Hall has just co-authored a new paper on Estimating microbial population data from optical density, with primary author Portia Mira and Pamela Yeh, published by PLOS. PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to… Read More ›
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GrowthRates 6.2 Release Adds Support for Additional Plate Reader Models
We are happy to announce the release of GrowthRates 6.2, which includes support for two additional plate reader models. The GrowthRates program has received worldwide attention for its ability to streamline the analysis of data output from a range of microtiter plate reader models, often reducing… Read More ›
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GrowthRates 6.0 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of GrowthRates 6.0, our flagship product. Version 6.0 includes one exciting new feature and support for an additional plate reader that is perfect for measurements of anaerobic microbial growth. New Feature GrowthRates 6.0… Read More ›
Five Things to Remember When Comparing Microbial Growth Rate Programs
High-throughput measurements of microbial growth rates have been made possible by using microtiter plate readers to measure the growth of cultures in the wells of microtiter plates. It is not necessary to use a very sophisticated or expensive plate reader… Read More ›
Don’t Make This Common Mistake When Calculating Growth Rates
Failing to understand the difference between linear and exponential time can undermine your research. by Dr. Barry Hall Over the last decade high-throughput measurements of bacterial growth rates by using microtiter plate readers has become increasingly common. Indeed, some plate… Read More ›
We’ve Launched a YouTube Channel
In an effort to ensure that labs and technicians have the latest information on Growth Rates and how to analyze the data that is delivered by high-throughput microtiter plate readers, we launched a new YouTube channel, with a series of… Read More ›
Reliable, Reproducible Overnight Cultures
Dr. Barry Hall Many microbiology methods begin with an overnight culture, but few discuss how to prepare a reliable overnight culture. Typically, an overnight culture is started by inoculating a single colony into rich broth medium and shaking the culture… Read More ›
Microbiology Core Facilities: High-throughput growth measurements
Whatever the role of microorganisms at your institution, it is essential to know their growth parameters, especially the specific growth rate under the relevant conditions. Over the last decade microtiter plate readers have been introduced as a high-throughput tool for simultaneously… Read More ›
Read the GrowthRates Technical Brief
Read a Short Summary of the Paper and Program that Has Been Cited in More than 300 Published Papers As a professional microbiologist you understand the importance of accurately measuring the growth rates of the organisms you work with. The… Read More ›