Aspergillus

We continue to see several conflations and misconceptions voiced in the discussion about microbial safety standards for cannabis products. The foundation for these misconceptions is the idea that [...]

Recently, the USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) published an article in the Journal of Natural Products titled, “Cannabis Inflorescence for Medical Purposes: USP Considerations for Quality [...]

The first whole genome shotgun assemblies of microorganisms were published in 1995. Since then over 313,000 genomes have been sequenced to varying degrees. DNA sequencing has become the new [...]

A case of mistaken identity is causing a disagreement between two Alaska testing labs. According to a KTUU article, state regulators gave an edible marijuana product contaminated with mold to [...]

It’s been almost three years since we launched the PathogINDICAtor® qPCR Microbial Detection Platform. Since its inception, it has been the most accurate and advanced cannabis microbial safety [...]

Medicinal Genomics is excited to announce the addition of two new cannabis testing solutions for pathogenic Aspergillus species (qPCR) and THCA Synthase (youPCR). Aspergillus Multiplex Detection [...]

Despite its classification as a schedule one controlled substance, medicinal cannabis has proven to be a successful treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions. It’s medicinal properties [...]

On February 7, the Daily Mail reported a cancer patient in northern California died from a fungal infection that authorities suspect was caused by the inhalation of contaminated medical cannabis. [...]

The cannabis industry has a problem… Culture-based testing is the industry standard for detecting harmful microbes on cannabis flower, but the most widely used culture-based tests have [...]