Microorganisms
Microorganisms play a crucial role in life on earth and serve essential functions in a wide range of fields, from fermented foods to biodegradable plastics, pharmaceuticals, soil remediation and energy. Microorganisms have various characteristics according to their species and strains. To understand these characteristics and identify their applications, it is essential to analyze the bacterial cells. In the industrial use of microorganisms, such as the production of biodegradable plastics and pharmaceuticals, the analysis of metabolites and products is extremely important for production control. From a public health perspective, it is necessary to understand the role of microorganisms in food production and digestion, for example, and in the development of safe, effective antibiotics, vaccines, etc. Shimadzu not only analyzes microorganisms themselves, but also provides a variety of analytical equipment to understand the phenomena associated with them.
To understand the characteristics of the target microbial strains, it is necessary to analyze both the microbial cells as well as their metabolites and toxins. In this section, we introduce case studies highlighting the analysis of various samples related to microorganisms.
The industrial use of microorganisms, such as for the mass production of valuable components and the fixation of atmospheric elements, is on the rise. To manage microorganisms and maintain consistent product quality, it is essential to monitor production lines and ensure process validation. In this section, we introduce case studies involving monitoring and validation during cultivation, as well as the structural confirmation of produced substances.
Discriminating strains and understanding the characteristics between them is important for establishing beneficial strains and determining the causes of food poisoning. In this section, we introduce case studies that describe strain discrimination methods and the analysis of inter-strain characteristics.
In public health, controlling microorganisms through sterilization and antibacterial methods is crucial, and various agents such as antibiotics and antimicrobial coatings have been developed as control measures. In this section, we introduce case studies showing the analysis of these agents and the quantification of their residues.