Author Archives: Staffan

The VetBact connection is secure

If you used VetBact or AgriMyc between 15 May and 11 June, 2026, you would have seen warnings about the connection to the website not being secure. The reason was that our so-called SSL certificate had expired. The use of … Continue reading

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Is the connection to VetBact no longer secure?

If you use VetBact via https (encrypted connection) instead of http (unencrypted), you have probably noticed that your browser warns that the website is not secure. The reason for this is that our so-called SSL certificate has expired. It was … Continue reading

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What have we done…?

In the past, one of the uses of this blog has been to document the changes and additions we have made to VetBact. In recent years, however, we haven’t blogged much about anything, to be honest. Does that mean that … Continue reading

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Continuous improvement…

We are always looking for ways to improve the VetBact database and website, and although we haven’t added any new types of information this year, we have continued to refine the content that we already had. For example, we have … Continue reading

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Technical upgrade

HTML 5 logo from W3C. We have recently upgraded most pages on the VetBact website to HTML 5. There are some parts where we still use HTML 4, most notably in the virtual laboratory known as VetBactLab, and some of … Continue reading

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New Server

From the beginning, we have developed the VetBact database with the needs of the students in the veterinary program in mind, but we also want it to be a useful resource for many workers outside the Swedish University of Agricultural … Continue reading

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New colony photos of Staphylococcus aureus

We’ve added some new images in the last couple of days, including some nice colony photos of S. aureus subsp. aureas where the double hemolytic zones are clearly visible. The clear α-hemolysis is indicated with the black arrow and the … Continue reading

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VetBact goes interactive!

Welcome to the VetBactBlog where we will inform you of new features and updates in the VetBact database! We will also share our plans for the future of VetBact and we invite our users to participate in the discussion.  Please … Continue reading

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