How to name a strain of a fungus you isolate?

I isolated a wood-decaying fungus that I would like to test. I know the species already, but I don't know what should I do about the strain. Are there any guidelines to know how to name this...

02 March 2019 3,338 3 View

Have you use Gateway system to express proteins?

06 July 2018 7,330 2 View

Which is the best media to grow "Amyloporia spp."?

31 December 2017 7,129 5 View

Any online free-access repository for old scientific papers?

Hello everyone, I was just wondering if anyone knows if there is any online "repository" or databank where I can find really old scientific papers. I feel this could be a incredibly useful tool...

09 October 2017 4,073 4 View

How different can cultures of the same fungi but different strains look like?

04 May 2017 6,759 24 View

Is there any statistical test/procedure to measure relationships among a vector (x, y, z), as explained variable, and multiple explanatory variables?

I have carried a survey to consumers. A question can be seen as a vector (x, y, z) with x+y+z=1. For example, for a consumer I have: x=0.5, y=0.3, z=0.2. Is there any statistical test/procedure to...

04 May 2017 1,292 16 View

Can your nationality contribute to the end of your scientific career?

11 December 2016 6,758 1 View

Do you have DNA from plants affected by phytoplasmas of groups 16SrVI or 16SrXIV?

We can pay the shipment! Thanks

10 November 2016 8,247 7 View

Do you have DNA from plants affected by phytoplasmas of groups 16SrII, 16SrIII, 16SrVI, 16SrIX, 16SrXI, or 16SrXIV? At least one of those?

09 October 2016 6,161 3 View

How to stirilize tannins?

08 September 2016 9,335 3 View

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...

02 March 2021 3,584 1 View

Isolates of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

Dear Dr. Cai, my name is Simone Prospero and I work in the team of Phytopathology at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL;...

01 March 2021 1,133 1 View

Has anyone used the Illumina ITS1 primer sets?

Hi everyone, Illumina provides a list of primers to amplify with high taxonomic coverage the ITS1 region for further fungal sequencing, but I cannot find the exact amount necessary of each...

25 February 2021 6,969 3 View

Is there any one who can provide a donation of HPV detection and genotyping kits in exchange collaboration fors?

Warm greetings My name is Ayichew S. and I am doing my Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology (on Human papillomavirus). At this stage, I have almost completed a clinical sample Cervical swabs)...

25 February 2021 1,660 3 View

Is there any one who can provide a donation of HPV detection and genotyping kits in exchange collaboration forms?

Warm greetings! My name is Ayichew S. and I am doing my Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology focusing on Human papillomavirus). At this stage, I have almost completed a clinical sample (Cervical swabs)...

25 February 2021 3,612 3 View

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

How can i perform logistic regression on nominal vs scale variables in SPSS?

Dear all, I would like to perform a logistic regression analysis on the correlation between surgery duration time represented in minutes (Scale independent variable) with rate of neuropraxia as...

14 February 2021 4,054 3 View

Differences between sheep blood with Alsever solution vs citrated/defibrinated sheep blood in microbiological media?

I am aware of a study that has compared the use of citrated and defibrinated sheep's blood in microbiological media (Hair Sheep Blood, Citrated or Defibrinated, Fulfills All Req... ), but can...

10 February 2021 5,927 1 View

Hi everyone, I want to lower the pH of microbiological broth, what are the best options?

I will be using the lowered pH broth for MIC test of some disinfectants, and I do not want the acid to have any interfernece with MIC results.

03 February 2021 6,959 4 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