Liany F. A. Melo

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How can I permanently mount Gram stained slides?

I have some bacterial smears that have been Gram stained (crystal violet-lugol-safranin). I would like to preserve those as permanent slides for record keeping, but I am unsure on how to perform...

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Does anybody know where I can find the description for the species "Bacillus bombysepticus"?

I am trying to identify a bacterial isolate from environmental origin. By analysing the 16S rRNA, the isolate was placed in the genus Bacillus. The rpoB gene resulted in a 99% of similarity to B....

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Why do my bacterial isolates recovered from freeze drying fail to grow on agar plates?

I have some marine isolates that were freeze dried. To reactivate the cells, the pellet was rehydrated with saline and immediately transferred to Zobell marine broth. After 24h of incubation, the...

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Does anyone know where I can find information about environmental bacteria that could enhance the growth of other microbes?

I have some samples that apparently stimulated the growth of some pathogenic bacteria during an antimicrobial assay. I have been trying to find a good review on antimicrobial assays and microbial...

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