One of the three domains of life (the others being Eukarya and ARCHAEA), also called Eubacteria. They are unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms... | Contact experts in Bacteria to get answers
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Not all cyanobacteria are photosynthetic as several websites claim but maybe most cyanobacteria species probably are photosynthetic Anyway my main question is; In what particular environments...
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I've been working with serotype 19F pneumococcal capsular PS, which is a relatively fragile one of it's kind! therefor I'm struggling to stabilize final PS in solution (I'm using 20mM phosphate...
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I am currently working on black-water events that occur in reservoirs (south China) in certain times of the year. The sediments in the reservoir contain manganese and iron content. Apart from...
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Can I select the resistant strain from a susseptible strain population using any method or do I have to purchase it from strain repository?
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For example, do isopropanol/1-propanol/ethanol alcohol based hand rubs all use the same mechanisms to kill bacteria? Do they all just disorganize lipid membranes, denature proteins, and...
03 March 2019 8,878 3 View
We are isolating probiotic strains from local food samples. What do you suggest to make probiotic pills?
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Our research project is the production of probiotic pills from native strains. What is the best method?...
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If I cannot use the commercially available ones? Thanks!
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Different bacterial colonies on NA plates usually seen only in white to yellow colour, but fungus colonies can be seen in different different colours with their different species. Why this...
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Hi, I'm working with two medias to grow potassium and phosphore solubilizing bacterias, but preparation of agar's SMRS-1 and Pykovskaya are expensive and peligrous to health. So I will be...
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Hello, Recently I performed lentiviral transduction on several cell lines. On day one with the lentivirus, I observed black aggregates moving (dancing, vibrating) around my cells. These are...
20 February 2019 8,541 5 View
Can bacteria isolated from the gut of a marine fish be termed as marine bacteria? In other words, are these bacteria regarded as bacteria of marine environment?Are such bacteria similar to those...
08 February 2019 8,699 17 View
How do make a glycerol stock of bacteria for future use? I need valuable suggestions for that.Please put here and share your experience.
02 February 2019 3,787 3 View
What is your experience with bacteria identification by MATDITOF versus 16s rRNA? Which one is more reliable or maybe both methods give good, clear results?
02 February 2019 2,065 5 View
I got a agar stabs of bacterial strains, how will i use for this for my experiment i.e how to subculture or revive from stored strains in agar stab?
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I want to redo a RNA extraction from the E.coli cells and I store the liquid culture (in TB) for two days. I am not sure whether I can still use them or I need to regrow some cells.
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I'm trying to determine growth rates of 6 bacterial species. I will be following growth with OD600, but I want to have absolute cell numbers for several time points during the exponential phase -...
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Increasing number of reports says that after the exposure of bacteria to bactericidal agents, there is formation of reactive oxygen species. My specific quaestion lies in the quantity of ROS, if...
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Hi, i'm trying to isolate many fungal strains, but the strains are contaminated wiht bacteria; i get Gentamicin (VIAL OF 2 ML WITH 160 mg OF GENTAMICIN SULFATE) my question is... wich is the best...
30 January 2019 3,235 14 View
At the lab we've been culturing V. Indigofera (strain: NRRL B-3162), but we can't get it to produce indigoidine. We've tried growing it on TSA, PCA, and LB agar, incubating at 25° C. Even well...
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