Jeffry J. Fuhrmann

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Best methods for collecting/storing bacterial cultures for RNA transcriptomics?

I'm a newbie to RNA work and am seeking advice on methods to sample, process, and store bacterial broth cultures for transcriptomic sequencing. Thanks in advance for your input!

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Is anyone aware of defined growth medium for Bradyrhizobium?

I'm trying to track down a defined growth medium for soybean bradyrhizobia (Bradyrhizobium japonicum, B. diazoefficiens, & B. elkanii) but not having much luck. If you are aware of one,...

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Isolating large amounts of phages from bacterial cultures free of contaminating DNA

Hi all. I am trying to collect high numbers of intact phages from bacterial cultures while avoiding contaminating DNA from the lysed bacteria; this is for eventual PacBio sequencing of the phage...

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Does anyone have a 1980s-era spiral plater manufactured by the Spiral Systems Company?

The model I have is "DU", and the manual for the unit has been lost. I *really* need some information out of the manual, esp the "counting arc-to-volume deposited" translation table. Thank you...

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Possible substitutes for yeast extract in bacterial cultures

Hi everyone, In our work with Bradyrhizobium spp., we normally include yeast extract to supply growth factors. However, in epifluorescence examination of cultures, the yeast extract causes high...

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