General Cultivation: Broad-purpose growth of nonfastidious aerobic and facultative bacteria (e.g., Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis).

Colony Isolation and Enumeration: Streaking for isolated colonies and counting CFUs from clinical, environmental, and industrial samples.

Environmental Monitoring: Surface swab recovery and settle plates for air monitoring in cleanrooms, labs, and production areas.

Quality Control (Bioburden/Microbial Limits): Routine QC testing in pharma, biotech, and medical device manufacturing using soybean–casein digest agar.

Food and Beverage Testing: Total aerobic plate counts and recovery of stressed organisms from food, dairy, and beverage samples.

Water and Utility Monitoring: Heterotrophic plate counts and general microbial assessments of process water and rinsates.

Culture Maintenance: Subculturing, colony purification, and stock preparation for strain propagation and storage.

Disinfectant/Sanitizer Efficacy Studies: Neutralization and recovery medium for surface validation and cleaning verification.

Antimicrobial Screening (Non-clinical): Growth controls, lawn culture preparation, and basic zone-of-inhibition assays.

Education and Training: Teaching basic microbiology techniques, aseptic practice, and colony morphology.