I regret to inform you that our reviewers have now considered your paper but unfortunately feel it unsuitable for publication in Biof....... ?

after 2 months wait the editorial board of an esteem Journal rejected a manuscript. What is the role/and importance of reviewer and what is the role of editorial board.

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Can you Identify this growth on Citramide agar?

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What are Major Reasons of Depression in Researcher?

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Do you think quintity of research articles, really reflect the experties of authors?

I know so many persons have >20 publications on credit without writing a single article. Mostly co-authors, as boss, as friend or cagoule. How one can sort out these parasite type experts.

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What you are thinking when you have time and skills to work but you don't have resources.

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Do you think fatty acids modifying enzymes protect bacteria from toxic/killing effect of antibacterial fatty acids?

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How to differentiate plaque formation by Bacteriocin and bacteriophage by plaque assay?

How to differentiate plaque formation by Bacteriocin and bacteriophage by plaque assay?

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Are SCVs responsible for stablization of biofilms and also increase shelf life and antibiotic resistance of biofilm consortia?

Who is going to find this.

06 July 2013 3,494 0 View

What is the reliability of the Congo-Red agar method for biofilm detection in MRSA?

I am working on the biofilm formation process in MRSA. It has been noticed that some ICA positive isolates are not showing and the reaction on the congo-red agar plate and some ICA negatives are...

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Journals were made to publish research. now research are done to get published in a journal?????

Do you Agree

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What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

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Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

Should we change media after1st 6hrs after plating HUVEC bought from INVITROGEN?it's not recomended by invitrogen.Will DMSO present in stock matter?

We have HUVEC bought from Invitrogen. Cat no -C-003-5c. while first plating the cells we have bought the protocol suggests not to centrifuge the cell with media to remove the DMSO. Should we...

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How to normalise data on OPM package from R Studio ?

Good afternoon, I recently used OmniLog from BIOLOG for my experimentations : I tested the metabolism of different strains on 2 types of plates. I have 16 strains of 3 different groups...

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How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

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Benefits of the 24 welled plate?

We have always used the 96 welled plate, the 48 welled plate but apparently there is much evidence on the 24 welled plate and above all its benefits.It states it is the same you would use on ELISA...

28 February 2021 1,149 1 View

Can bacterial suspension be pipetted directly onto petri dish and agar poured onto it?

Hi, recently I encountered a protocol for plating which was not the usual method I have been practicing (pour LB agar onto plate, allow it to solidify, pipette bacterial suspension onto plate,...

28 February 2021 7,292 3 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

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Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

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What is the best surface to culture cells isolated from a skin biopsy?

Hello, recently I am having some difficulties with maintaining the cell culture of primary cells isolated from a skin biopsy (normal and malignant). The coating of culture plates with Matrigel (a...

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