Microbial Culture Market - Historic Data (2019-2024), Global Trends 2025, Growth Forecasts 2037
Microbial Culture Market in 2025 is evaluated at USD 2.08 billion. The global market size was valued at over USD 2 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5.2%, surpassing USD 3.87 billion by 2037. North America is forecasted to hit USD 1.16 billion by 2037, driven by rising research activities in the medical field and increased microbial testing in the food & beverage industry.
The growing demand for microbial culture in food testing and to influence flavor development of food will boost the market growth. Furthermore, microbial culture is also utilized in the production of wine, vegetables, fermented bread, and other fermented food. For instance, approximately 25 billion liters of wine were anticipated to be sold out across the globe in 2020.
In addition, surge in the consumption of fermented foods including natto, kefir, sourdough bread, kombucha, tempeh, kimchi, and others in recent years are projected to hike the market revenue. For instance, it was estimated that an average Korean consumes approximately 60 pounds of kimchi every year. Probiotics and functional foods are the latest trends in the market capturing the world across, from the US to developing nations. Moreover, an increasing advent of experimentation in technology for water testing will drive the global market size.
Microbial Culture Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges
Growth Drivers
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Increasing Demand for Microbial Culture from Food to Drive the Global Market - Food and water are the easiest and the most common method of pathogen transmission. Concerns for food safety have witnessed a rise owing to the growing incidences of food poisoning over the years. With strict government regulations and guidelines about food safety and preservation coupled with the rising number of eatable manufacturing and processing entities, the microbial culture market is expected to witness lucrative growth in the global market over the forecast period. For instance, it was estimated that around 2 billion metric tons of food were consumed across the globe in 2021.
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Rising Demand for Microbial Culture in Water Testing Industries – there is a higher demand for microbial culture for wastewater treatment to prevent decomposition. It is used to decrease BOD, COD, and SS concentrations. For instance, in 2020, it was projected that more than 55% of the wastewater flown from household settings was treated safely globally.
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Rising Occurrences of Infectious Diseases - The growing cases of infections, diseases, pandemics, and the need to identify the organism causing the disease combined with the ongoing research and development in the healthcare sector are some of the factors anticipated to drive the growth of the global microbiological culture market over the coming years. Additionally, the technological advancements in ‘starter cultures’ will play an imperative role in widening the applications of microbial culture during the forecast period. For instance, in 2021, nearly 15 thousand people died on account of infectious diseases in Japan alone.
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Growing Demand for Antibiotics – a microbial culture is used to identify any sort of germs or fungus in antibiotics to prevent any kind of infection. Based on the data released by World Health Organization (WHO), it was stated that antimicrobial resistance will put nearly 24 million people into poverty by 2030.
Challenges
- Escalating Prizes of Antibiotics
- Despite the increasing research and development activities by various leading companies for the development of antibiotics through microbial culture, the rising price of antibiotics coupled with the resistance to antibiotics against certain infections are a few limitations that are anticipated to directly affect the growth of the global microbial culture market. Additionally, the high price related to different types of media culture is expected to hamper the expansion of the microbial culture market over the forecast period.
- Escalated Requirement for Invasive Specimens
- Prolonged Period to Obtain the Results
Microbial Culture Market: Key Insights
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Base Year |
2024 |
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Forecast Year |
2025-2037 |
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CAGR |
5.2% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 2 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 3.87 billion |
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Regional Scope |
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Microbial Culture Segmentation
Culture Type (Bacterial Culture, Eukaryotic Culture)
The bacterial culture segment is set to account for largest market share by 2037. The segment growth can be attributed to increasing application in pharmaceutical microbiology for developing antibiotics and vaccines, food microbiology, and disease research. Bacterial cultures are performed to diagnose any sort of bacterial infection by using various types of samples such as blood, spinal fluid, stool, mucus, urine, skin, and others. Hence, the presence of various types of bacteria and viruses causing infectious diseases is also estimated to drive market growth. For instance, in 2019, it was anticipated that nearly 1 thousand species of viruses and bacteria existed in this world.
Media (Simple, Complex, Synthetic, Special Media)
The complex media segment is expected to garner a significant share by 2037, due to capacity of the complex media to provide a full range of growth factors required to cultivate an unknown bacteria or bacteria with complex nutritional requirements. Further, demand for ready-to-use, off-the-shelf items in dehydrated and prepared culture media has increased substantially which is expected to propel the segment growth. Complex media has plenty of nutrients containing water-soluble extracts of animal or plant tissues. Common instances of complex media are chocolate agar, nutrient broth, tryptic soy broth, and others. Complex media is added to microbial strains to add particular characteristics.
Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:
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By Culture Type |
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By Media |
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By Application |
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Microbial Culture Industry - Regional Synopsis
North American Market Forecast
The North America industry is anticipated to hold 30% revenue share by 2037. The market growth is impelled by rising number of research activities in the medical field owing to the high prevalence of diseases in the region. This, coupled with the increase in microbial testing in the food & beverage industry has enhanced the growth of the microbial culture market. For instance, the sales volume of e-commerce food and beverage was estimated to be around USD 100 billion in the United States in 2021. Additionally, the acquisition of the new private companies by key players enables them to further penetrate the market.
APAC Market Statistics
The Asia Pacific microbial culture market is poised to register substantial CAGR during the forecast period, led by rising food safety measures, increasing demand for antibiotics, and excessive increase in healthcare facilities in the region. Furthermore, growth in the population with a higher number of geriatrics in the region is expected to influence the market growth positively. For instance, it was anticipated that by 2050, there will be approximately 600 million people aged 60 years or above.
Companies Dominating the Microbial Culture Landscape
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Company Overview
- Business Strategy
- Key Product Offerings
- Financial Performance
- Key Performance Indicators
- Risk Analysis
- Recent Development
- Regional Presence
- SWOT Analysis
- Merck KGaA
- Thermo Fisher Scientific company
- bioMérieux SA
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- HiMedia Laboratories
- Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Scharlab, S.L.
- Neogen Corporation
- DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Recent Developments
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Becton, Dickinson, and Company announced the results of a peer-reviewed study. The peer-reviewed study was conducted to reduce hazardous drug surface contamination.
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Merck KGaA signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Synplogen. Both companies are noticed to focus on manufacturing and testing for viral vector gene therapies for Japan.
- Report ID: 2774
- Published Date: Apr 18, 2025
- Report Format: PDF, PPT
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