Jennifer Dix

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Do dermatophytes on the host produce spores?

I am aware that dermatophytes in the environment will produce spores, but do they produce spores while on the patient?

17 July 2014 3,697 11 View

Anyone know methods for obtaining fungal spores from soft furnishings?

Part of my project will require me to try and culture fungi from soft furnishings. I have considered using sellotape but this will collect a lot of material as well. Does anyone have any...

24 April 2014 9,839 4 View

Why does Arcanobacterium haemolyticum grow better on sheep blood agar than horse blood agar?

I know it grows best on human blood but this is not usually available. Horse and sheep blood are often used in blood agar solutions, but what is it about the blood that makes one preferable to the...

07 November 2013 958 1 View

Sensitivity of Western Blots?

I have a protein lysate that contains around 2500μg/ml of various proteins, however my target protein is only available in much smaller quantities within this. A western blot coloured with...

01 April 2013 5,793 4 View

When a mouse has an ongoing Toxoplasma gondii infection, do the bradyzoites themselves cause an immune response?

I understand that the cysts are difficult to eradicate, but do they cause an immune response, or is the immune response caused by the free tachyzoites?

04 February 2013 8,164 7 View