Microbial identification is the process
of identifying harmful bacteria and fungi that may contaminate raw
materials, manufacturing facilities and branded products. Accurate and
definitive microbial identification is critical for disease diagnosis
and treatment of infections. Bacterial identification is widely used
across manufacturing facilities, clinical settings and environmental
studies. Earlier, bacterial identification primarily relied on
phenotypic identification of the causative organisms using techniques
such as gram staining, biochemical and culture methods. One of the major
disadvantages associated with these methods was that they can be
applied to organism that can be cultivated in vitro. Technical advances
over the past decade have led the introduction of molecular techniques
such as polymerase chain reaction and microarrays that have proven
beneficial over conventional methods of microbial identification.
The global market for microbial
identification has been segmented into consumables, instruments &
software and services. Consumables segment account for products that
include reagents, plates, media and other consumables. A list of
instruments and software that constitute the instruments & software
segment include polymerase chain reactions (PCR), mass spectrometers
(MS), microarrays, flow cytometers, automated microbial identification
systems and microscopes. Services segment includes services related with
microbes’ identification and culture collection. On the basis of
application, the market has been segmented into Pharmaceutical, cosmetic
and personal care products manufacturing, food and beverages,
diagnostics, environmental and academic research centers.
The growth of microbial identification
market is mainly driven by increasing prevalence of various infectious
diseases, growing concerns towards the food safety and technological
developments leading to the introduction of innovative products with
faster turnaround time. In addition, rising healthcare expenditure in
developing nations like India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Russia
will also propel the market growth during the forecast period from 2014
to 2020. Geographically, the market for microbial identification has
been categorized into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of
the World (RoW). North America that includes United States and Canada
accounted for the largest regional market for microbial identification
in 2013 with a largest market share in terms of revenue (USD Million).
Europe represented the second largest regional market followed by
Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World (RoW). However, during the forecast
period from 2014 to 2020, Asia-Pacific is expected to show strongest
growth. It is mainly due to increasing healthcare expenditure, economic
growth and increasing prevalence of microbial contamination. Increasing
governmental initiatives in major countries of Asia-Pacific regarding
the food and environmental safety will further propel the market growth.
Rest of the World (RoW) region includes Latin America, Africa, Middle
East and other markets. Continuously improving healthcare infrastructure
in countries like Brazil and Mexico will play a key role in driving the
market growth in Latin America. Increasing penetration in Africa and
Middle East markets by multinational companies will also contribute in
the market growth of microbial identification.
Some of the key players operating in the
market for microbial identification include Becton, Dickinson &
Company, Bruker Corporation, Biolog, Inc., bioMerieux SA, Charles River
Laboratories Inc., MIDI Inc., Life Technologies Corporation, QIAGEN
N.V., Shimadzu Corporation, Siemens Healthcare, Sigma-Aldrich
Corporation and Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. These companies offer a
range of consumables and instruments for complete microbial
identification. VITEK 2 Compact by MiL, Inc., AlleleID by Premier
Biosoft, Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test by Becton Dickinson
& Company, GEN III OmniLog ID System by Biolog, Inc. and MicroSEQ
Rapid Microbial Identification System by Life Technologies are some
commercially available brands in the microbial identification market.
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