The College of Education for Pure Sciences Organizes a Training Course on Antimicrobial Activity Testing Methods.
The Department of Biology at the College of Education for Pure Sciences organized a training course on antimicrobial activity testing methods.
The course was presented by Prof. Alaa Abdul-Hussein Al-Dami and Asst. Lect. Wassan Abdul-Ridha.
This course aims to introduce participants to the most important modern techniques used in assessing antimicrobial activity and to develop researchers’ skills in applying laboratory methods such as disk diffusion, serial dilutions, and the minimum inhibition limit test.
The course included a practical demonstration of several laboratory methods, including disk diffusion, serial dilutions, and the minimum inhibition limit test. It also explained their application mechanisms and accuracy in determining the effectiveness of compounds.
The course also included scientific discussions on the importance of standardizing testing protocols to ensure accurate and reliable results that contribute to the development of new antimicrobials.
The researchers recommended the need to pay attention to such topics, emphasizing the importance of applying biosafety standards during laboratory experiments, and adopting modern, internationally recognized techniques for assessing the microbial efficacy of compounds. They also encouraged researchers to conduct comparative studies between traditional and modern methods for examining efficacy.
