Microbial Culture Market size was valued at USD 2 billion in 2024 and is likely to cross USD 3.87 billion by 2037, expanding at more than 5.2% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of microbial culture is assessed at USD 2.08 billion. The growing demand for microbial culture in food testing and to influence flavor development of food can be attributed to the market's 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 to these, global microbial culture markets trends such as the 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 growth over the forecast period. 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 is projected to drive the global microbial culture market during the forecast period.
Growth Drivers
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.
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.
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.
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
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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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Culture Type (Bacterial Culture, Eukaryotic Culture)
The global microbial culture market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by culture type into the bacterial culture and eukaryotic culture. Out of these two types, the bacterial culture segment is estimated to gain the largest market share in the year 2037. The growth of the segment can be attributed to the 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 over the forecast period. For instance, in 2019, it was anticipated that nearly 1 thousand species of viruses and bacteria existed in this world. Hence, all these factors are anticipated to hike the segment growth over the forecast period.
Media (Simple, Complex, Synthetic, Special Media)
The global microbial culture market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by media into simple, complex, synthetic, and special media. Amongst these segments, the complex media segment is expected to garner a significant share in the year 2037. The growth of the segment can be attributed to the 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, the demand for ready-to-use, off-the-shelf items in dehydrated and prepared culture media has increased substantially which is expected to further propel the growth of this segment in the coming years. 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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North American Market Forecast
The North America industry is anticipated to hold largest revenue share of 30% by 2037. The growth of the market can be attributed majorly to the 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 culture media 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, thereby leveraging the growth of the global microbial culture market.
APAC Market Statistics
The Asia Pacific microbial culture market, amongst the market in all the other regions, is projected to hold the second largest share during the forecast period. The growth of the market can be attributed majorly to the 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 further expected to influence the market growth positively over the forecast period. For instance, it was anticipated that by 2050, there will be approximately 600 million people aged 60 years or above.
Europe Market Forecast
The European microbial culture market, amongst the market in all the other regions, is projected to hold a notable share during the forecast period. The growth of the market in the region can be ascribed to the higher prevalence of infectious diseases that requires immediate treatment. Furthermore, higher demand for microbial culture for food and water testing is also anticipated to flourish the growth of the market over the forecast period.
Becton, Dickinson, and Company announced the results of a peer-reviewed study. The peer-reviewed study was conducted to reduce hazardous drug surface contamination.
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.
Author Credits: Radhika Pawar
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