Apply a disinfectant, kill the germs — right?   It's not that easy.  With the advent of modern disinfectants, many of us may feel a false sense of security when using germicides.  However scientists are finding germs are apparently smarter, tougher and more organized than anyone ever imagined.  Recent discoveries have shown that bacteria on damp surfaces do not remain as isolated and free floating life forms but communicate and colonize with other germs to build a tough, protective biofilm that can withstand even the strongest disinfectants.

By the time you read this you may have already had breakfast or lunch. Within your body there are approximately 400 species of 'friendly' bacteria, referred to as 'Probiotics' that are helping you digest your meal, warding off harmful microbes, and processing folic acid and other critical nutrients.

Although most people consider these Probiotic bacteria as only applying to human and animal digestion, now through a partnership with Kansas City, Missouri, based SCD Probiotics (SCD) OCCU-TEC is on the cutting edge of leveraging this naturally occurring process to technological applications in a wide variety of industries including livestock production, wastewater management, home and garden, human health, companion animal, environmental and agricultural.