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Part of what is driving Microbial Discovery Group’s (MDG) current expansion is our desire to produce 50+ strains. Why do we want to be a Bacillus company that produces 50+ strains? Essentially, to offer the best service and products for our customers. Below are the three main reasons why our drive to produce 50+ strains is fueling our expansion.

 	MDG’s belief in multi-strain product offerings
 	The current Bacillus strain renaissance
 	Competitive advantage

MDG’s belief in multi-strain product offerings

At MDG, we like adding multiple strains to our products. With the vast array of strains in our library, it is difficult to only put one or two of them in our wastewater, bioremediation, janitorial, sanitation, or landfill products. We like making 6-7 strain products, with each strain being complementary to the other rather than copies of one another. We do this to ensure the success of our products. For example, when these strains hit a wastewater lagoon, who knows what substrates, temperatures, oxygen, and pH conditions they will find. You must be prepared with a broad and complementary team of strains. Because of this, we need the ability to grow a lot of different strains. The expansion was necessary to ensure our ability to continue to create dynamic, robust products for our customers.

The current Bacillus strain renaissance

In my opinion, we are witnessing a Bacillus renaissance. Bacillus has been used for decades, but only just now do I see the world waking up to the fact that every Bacillus strain is different. I always say, “Strain to see the strains,” and now, people are seeing the strains and not treating all Bacillus as though they are the same. If you combine this with the rush to the finish line with the next best antibiotic alternative, the awakening of Bacillus uses occurring in human probiotics, and continued demand for Bacillus in the plant biopesticide market–everyone has their own strain now. I believe this is good and makes for better products to solve the world’s problems. However, what’s good for the goose isn’t always what’s good for the gander. For the growers with only one tank, the increase in demand can create a long waitlist. To combat this problem and reduce wait times, we have built 4 tanks. This allows MDG to grow, let’s say 4-6 strains per week (due to the fact that we grow each strain individually). As a contract Bacillus manufacturer, competitive advantage is found in being able to grow many different strains per week.

Competitive Advantage

I find a lot of companies struggle when they grow too many Bacillus strains as it increases the odds of foreign growth. They would prefer to run the same strain over and over again, so if there is foreign growth, it will be the same strain. With our quality standards and certifications, we don’t have the luxury of thinking that way. For us, every batch must be run clean from start to finish. We have gotten amazingly good at running clean, regardless of the previous strain. We are using this to our benefit and it has become our competitive advantage. Bring us your strain and we can grow it clean. We DNA verify everything we do, and we are proud of the quality of our output. It also allows us to grow a lot of different strains within a year.

In summary, our multiple strain products, the Bacillus renaissance, and competitive advantage are the main reasons we are becoming a company that produces 50+ strains per year. While a different mindset from most, we believe we can use this philosophy to best help more customers.

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50+ Strains: Why We Supply

Mike King
May 14, 2023

Part of what is driving Microbial Discovery Group’s (MDG) current expansion is our desire to produce 50+ strains. Why do we want to be a Bacillus company that produces 50+ strains? Essentially, to offer the best service and products for our customers. Below are the three main reasons why our drive to produce 50+ strains is fueling our expansion. MDG’s belief in multi-strain product offerings The current Bacillus strain

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Supplying Quality: One Strain at a Time

Mike King
May 2, 2023

In the large-scale liquid bacterial fermentation world, there are two primary ways to grow bacteria: as individual strains or in combination with others. At Microbial Discovery Group, we grow one strain at a time as it has served us well over the past decade. Truth be told, if I could find a way to grow multiple strains in one batch that was produced through a consistent process, resulting in high yield and uniformity in strain ratio, was

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2022 Expansion: We Are Growing!

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October 19, 2022

Microbial Discovery Group (MDG) is growing in many ways! We began making plans to expand and increase custom fermentation capacity as we realized the potential for growth. To do so, we needed to relocate office and laboratory space from our original Franklin facility to an 80,000 ft² facility located in Oak Creek. MDG Oak Creek now houses three laboratories, office space, spray drying and additional blending capabilities, packaging, and

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2B or Not 2B? Success Criteria for Economical Bacillus Scale-Up

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Typically, one of the first questions a contract fermentation customer will ask us is how quickly we can get them to economical commercial production. From our years of experience, we commonly find that if the customer can get 2 Billion CFU/ml (2B) in a standard media such as Trypticase Soy Broth (TSB) or Nutrient Broth (NB), we tend to be able to get them to commercial production in 8-12 weeks. However, if the customer is in the 107 or 108

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Two Big Reasons You Need Our Small Spray Dryer

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Throughout a facility tour at MDG you’ll walk past different sizes of the same equipment, one example, specifically of interest to many plant companies, is the 6-foot pilot spray dryer that stares up at a 34-foot electric production spray dryer. Flexibility in spray drying equipment size offers two intentional benefits: affordable trials and high-yield spore production. What is Spray Drying? [caption id="attachment_7069"

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Processing Probiotic Cultures

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At MDG, we make Bacillus cultures and products for a range of industries, including food. When it comes to serving our customers in this industry, specifically those manufacturing probiotics for human gut health, they often ask how we keep their cultures separate from those in the other markets that we serve. To keep food ingredients safe from cross-contamination, we leverage a dedicated room and equipment for food ingredients and process

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Good Things Always Happen in 3’s

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April 21, 2020

Well, ok, that’s not exactly how the saying goes, but this modified version seems fitting. Recently, MDG received its third centrifuge to match its three fermentors already in operation. This R2D2 looking device might sound boring, but it’s an essential piece of our custom fermentation arsenal. So, why is having a third centrifuge so important? Simply put, improved production. The centrifuge spins the liquid from a

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Planting the Seed: Start with Your Fermentation Manufacturer Early

Mike King

Not too long ago, a biofertilizer customer came to me frantically and explained, “I need to grow 7 strains of Bacillus in 3 weeks because it’s planting season and I can’t miss this year’s season.” I felt sorry for him, yet I had no choice but to say: “I’m sorry, but we cannot help you. Your timelines just aren’t realistic.” This exact interaction has happened more times than I care to remember. Trust me, I understand how big

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The Expanding Bacillus Market

Mike King
May 16, 2018

As a follow up to the article “The Key Drivers Behind MDG’s Current Expansion,” I’d like to take this opportunity to talk more extensively about the expanding Bacillus market. Previously, I eluded that many of the current market opportunities were due to the increased demand across multiple industries. In particular, the following four main areas are what prompted Microbial Discovery Group’s (MDG) fermentation expansion:

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The Benefits of Fermentation Redundancy

Mike King
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It is an exciting day signing a multi-year fermentation contract! After the ink dries and celebrations conclude, I’ve learned it’s time to quickly review both redundancy and contingency plans for worst case scenarios. This is how we can guarantee on-time delivery. During the planning of our current expansion, I was reminded again of the importance of redundancy in safeguarding against setbacks. I had received a call from another

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