Monograph vis-a-vis- Book?

I would request senior and fellow brethren from the researcher community to differentiate between monograph and book. What are the scope of study, length, virginity level of data (referred to...

09 October 2017 3,025 0 View

Evaluation of Conservation status - RET?

I would hereby request my brethren from the scientific/ researcher community to enlighten me with respect to procedures/ protocols for assessment of the conservation status of any living taxa, say...

02 March 2017 8,522 1 View

Lentinus fusipes Cooke & Massee ?

Can anyone from the scientific brethren indulged in mycological reserached kindly provide me descriptions and other infromation related to Lentinus fusipes Cooke & Massee Syn. Panus fusipes...

31 December 2016 4,817 0 View

Taxonomic description of Lentinus anthocephalus?

I would request my scientific brethren to provide taxonomic descriptions and photograph, if possible of Lentinus anthocephalus Peg.?

06 July 2016 1,727 2 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

Can I get information about research laboratories that are currently having in culture, internationally/locally standardised microorganisms?

Microorganisms of interest include; E.coli; Salmonella typhimurium; Pseudomonas aeroginosa; Streptoccocus pneumoniae; Staphyloccocus aureus and Candida albicans. Locations closer to Port...

18 February 2021 6,500 3 View

How do microbes tell the presence of an inorganic minaral in the soil?

Due to their ubiquitous nature, there is a tendency of the presence of microbes in a given mineral(s). For instance, if microorganisms that love the of pH less than 6 in the pH value, is isolated...

03 February 2021 4,630 10 View

How to store Fusarium oxysporum for long period in simple methods ?

31 January 2021 1,832 17 View