The objective of this two day 'Essentials of USP Microbiology' seminar is to explore USP General and General Information Chapters to learn their current and updated status and to confirm that those Chapters being utilized are used correctly. USP documents that will be reviewed include: USP Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing USP Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products Tests for Burkholderia cepacia Complex USP Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products: Tests for Specified Microorganisms USP Sterility Tests USP Disinfectants and Antiseptics USP Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products USP Application of Water Activity Determination to Nonsterile Pharmaceutical Products USP Microbial Characterization, Identification, and Strain Typing USP Microbiological Control and Monitoring of Aseptic Processing Environments USP Validation of Microbial Recovery from Pharmacopeial Articles