Microbes & Soil Health Insights | Applied Biotech Industries

Corn leaf showing potassium deficiency: yellowing along the leaf edge that turns into a brown, scorched margin while the midrib stays green.

A - Microbes by Function

Potassium-Solubilizing Bacteria: How Soil Microbes Unlock Potassium Your Crops Can Use

How potassium-solubilizing bacteria release plant-available potassium from feldspar, mica, and clay, which strains do it, and how to add potassium to soil.

October 14, 2026

Serial dilution plate count at ABI's lab: agar plates with bacterial colonies at successive dilutions, the standard method for measuring colony forming units (CFU) in a microbial inoculant.

C - Manufacturing and Distribution

What Does CFU Mean? Colony Forming Units Explained for Microbial Inoculants

What CFU means, how colony forming units are measured, what counts are realistic in microbial inoculants, and how to compare products on delivered CFU dose.

September 15, 2026

Crop roots colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (endomycorrhizae) extending hyphae into the soil to improve phosphorus and water uptake.

B - Microbes by Strain

Mycorrhizal Fungi in Agriculture: How Endomycorrhizae Work and When to Use Them

Mycorrhizal fungi explained for growers: how endomycorrhizae (AMF) boost phosphorus uptake and drought tolerance, endo vs ecto, and choosing an inoculant.

August 26, 2026

Rows of lush deep-green romaine lettuce at golden hour, a nitrogen-rich crop illustrating nitrogen use efficiency in healthy soil

A - Microbes by Function

Nitrogen Use Efficiency: How Soil Microbes Reduce Applied Nitrogen

Nitrogen use efficiency: how soil microbes unlock more nitrogen so growers apply less fertilizer. ABI microbial inoculants: Bacillus, Trichoderma, mycorrhizae.

July 1, 2026

Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and fungal hyphae colonizing crop roots and releasing bound soil phosphorus into plant-available phosphate.

A - Microbes by Function

Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria and Fungi: A Complete Guide

Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and fungi unlock bound soil phosphorus for crops. ABI supplies Bacillus megaterium, Penicillium bilaiae, and custom blends.

June 4, 2026

Client order prior to shipping at Applied Biotech Industries' Wisconsin manufacturing facility for custom microbial blend production.

C - Manufacturing and Distribution

Custom Microbial Blend Manufacturing: A Buyer's Guide for Distributors and Private-Label Brands

Distributor and private-label buyer's guide to custom microbial blend manufacturing. Strain selection, CFU specs, formats, regulatory, and supply timelines.

May 14, 2026

Plant roots colonized by beneficial soil microbes in agricultural soil.

B - Microbes by Strain

How Beneficial Soil Microbes Work: Mechanisms and Applications

Bacillus, Trichoderma, Pseudomonas, and mycorrhizae for nutrient availability, root growth, and soil health. ABI supplies bulk single-strain and custom blends.

May 14, 2026