Microbiological testing protects water supplies, food products and industrial processes from contamination risk. This course covers aseptic technique, culture media preparation, common enumeration and detection methods, and contamination control practices used in South African water, food and industrial microbiology laboratories, giving staff the skills to produce reliable and defensible microbiological results.
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Explain the principles of aseptic technique and contamination control.
Prepare culture media and reagents to required specifications.
Perform common enumeration methods including membrane filtration and plate counts.
Identify indicator organisms relevant to water and process monitoring.
Apply incubation and reading procedures that produce reliable microbiological results.
Recognise sources of contamination and false results in microbiology testing.
Course outline
01Aseptic Technique Fundamentals
02Culture Media Preparation
03Membrane Filtration Methods
04Plate Count and Enumeration Techniques
05Indicator Organism Identification
06Incubation and Reading Procedures
07Contamination Control Practices
08Result Verification and Reporting
Who should attend
This course suits microbiology laboratory technicians, water quality analysts and quality control staff working in water, food or industrial laboratories.
Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.
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