Kulesi sikhathi sokuthuthukisa amapipe ephakeme yemikrobiyoloji, siyasengiselwa ngezindaba ezidingekileyo kakhulu lokuhlola ukubuyiselwa kunye nokuhlola ukubuyiselwa. Amapipe akhawuntsha amaphandle komkhuhlane okanye umoya wokusebenza kunye nokungabafani besebe esisebenzayo lokunyeleyo lokuhlola amasampuli, ukuhlala kwesolusheni kunye nokuphindelela ngamandla emaninimitha. Amapipe akhona aziqondisiwe zonke imilabulwori yesibayi somikrobiyoloji ngekubalulekileyo - wonke umnye wayo uyathemba ukuba ayisusiwe idropethi.