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March 2026

Fluorescence vs. Impedance Flow Cytometry for Probiotic Enumeration: Results from a Collaborative Inter-Laboratory Ring Test

This review examines the complex challenge of accurately measuring probiotic viability and activity. The authors highlight that...

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March 2026

Flow Cytometry for Bacillus Spore Enumeration

This 2021 publication introduces a flow cytometry-based method for quantifying Bacillus probiotic spores, enabling rapid differentiation between...

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March 2026

Analytical Methods for Probiotics and Postbiotics

This 2023 publication reviews the analytical challenges of accurately enumerating probiotics and postbiotics, particularly as formulations become...

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March 2026

Assessing Probiotic Viability and Stress Tolerance: Why CFU Counts Don’t Tell the Whole Story

This 2022 review examines the complex challenge of accurately assessing probiotic viability and functional activity. The authors...

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March 2026

Mixed Probiotic Population Enumeration by Flow Cytometry

This 2023 study explores the use of flow cytometry as an alternative to traditional plate counting for...

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July 2019

Get Ahead of the Curve with BioForm Solutions: Why Flow Cytometry Could be the Probiotics Enumeration Method of Tomorrow

Microbiome Times. Why Flow Cytometry Could be the Probiotics Enumeration Method of Tomorrow.  click here

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April 2019

BioForm Solutions CEO Dana Buckman co-authors article in Journal of Microbiological Methods

We are pleased to share a new publication, an article proposing Flow Cytometry and/or qPCR as an...

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July 2018

Probiotic Survival: Study by Sabinsa Suggests That Flow Cytometry Beats Plate Count for Probiotic Enumeration

Ingredient manufacturer Sabinsa makes a case for flow cytometry as a more accurate method to calculate a...

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February 2018

Flow Cytometry as a Potential Method of Measuring Bacterial Viability in Probiotic Products

IPA Clinical Corner, Blog. click here

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December 2016

BioForm Solutions’ Flow Cytometry Probiotic Enumeration Cited as Alternative to CFU Assays

​Measuring Probiotics in CFUs Only Gives Part of the Story, Pharmachem Says of Move to Flow Cytometry. ...

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November 2016

Use of Flow Cytometry for Probiotic Enumeration​

Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. Moves Away from Measuring CFUs in Probiotics. click here

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October 2014

Flow Cytometry as a More Accurate Method of Measuring Probiotics in Chocolate

​How to measure probiotic counts in chocolate. click here

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