Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology

(Head: Prof. Leonardo Palombi – Dr. Patrizia De Filippis

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SERVICES


1. ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
-Control of microbiological parameters in:wastewaters

• swimming pools
• bathing waters
• minerals and thermal waters
• drinking water

-Search of Legionella into the water networks and air conditioning systems
-Verification of microbiological quality of indoor environments (air and surfaces)

2. HOSPITAL HYGIENE 

• Evaluation of air and water quality in high-risk hospital environments (Operating Rooms, Intensive Care Unit).
• Search of opportunistic pathogens in hospital departments (Pseudomonas spp., Legionella spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Aspergillus spp.)
• Control of the microbiological quality of the waters used for the preparation of dialysis fluids and the search for endotoxins.

MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

• Biohazard hood
• Thermostats at different temperatures for the development of microorganisms
• Refrigerator-Freezer
• NIKON Optical Microscopes
• SAS Bioaerosol sampler
• Multiple vacuum filtration device, Vacuum pump, Water bath, Vortex, Stomaker, etc.
• Autoclaves, Pasteur hot air oven, Laboratory glassware washer

Campionamento superficie mediante tampone

Campionatore automatico SAS (WTV-PBI)

Cappa Biohazard BIOAIR

Preparatore di terreni colturali AGARSTER (WTV-PBI) e distributore automatico (WTV-PBI)