Bastian Herzog

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Does anyone have an idea how to effectively pulverize human hair?

I'm trying to set up experiments for keratin degradation and need pulverized/powdered hair. However, even freezing with liquid nitrogen followed by mortar and pestle grinding does not provide...

21 July 2014 9,760 5 View

Does anyone have any suggestions for the isolation of keratinolytic fungi/bacteria?

I am trying to isolate fungi and bacteria from various soil samples that have the ability to degrade keratinous substances like feather/hair. I already tried various setups on solid and in liquid...

25 June 2014 9,130 2 View

How to separate Archaea from Bacteria in liquid reactor setups?

I am using mixed microbial communities derived from activated sludge to test them for their ability to degrade some xenobiotic compounds in small scale laboratory reactors. As I want to find out...

04 April 2013 8,770 7 View

Media for cultivation of microorganisms from activated sludge

I am trying to cultivate specific organisms from activated sludge but do not get very much different organisms. According to DGGE analyses there must be plenty more organisms in the sludge...

08 February 2013 6,012 8 View

What is the best way to cast anaerobic, liquid media without an anaerobic chamber?

I have to cast some anaerobic liquid media to check for anaerobic digestion of some pollutants but I have no chance to work inside an anaerobic chamber. How shall I prepare the media without one?...

06 August 2012 5,471 17 View