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Hi, I was just given a plasmid for sacB counterselection in mycobacteria. I sequenced this plasmid and I was surprised to find there is a mutation in the signal peptide of the sacB gene. The...
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I've recently started working in an environmental analysis laboratory and wondered why is it that, in order to detect Legionella spp. from water samples, the incubation is done in a closed bag...
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Microbial communities are groups of microorganisms that share a common living space. The microbial populations that form the community can interact in different ways. My question is what is the...
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If i have a bottle of 50ml of solidified culture media needs about 3 mins. to completely turn into liquid. What will be the change in time if i have 3 bottles of the same volume? And if i have a...
07 July 2020 3,207 3 View
I have different fungus isolates such as; 1) Fusarium kyushuense , 2) Fusarium proliferatum ;3) Aspergillus aculeatus ;4) Aspergillus europaeus ; 5) Aspergillus flavus ; 6) Penicillium...
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If i have silicones, alcohol and gas in my hair spray do i still need to test it for microbes?
02 June 2020 9,072 3 View
What is the best way to preserve non-sporulating bacteria for further study?
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I have a culture of heterogeneous bacteria that will NOT form endospores. This bacteria was originally isolated in nature and is a complex culture of multiple species. I want to be able to...
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I am looking for a journal to publish microbiological/bacterial genome announcements for now and in the future.
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Conducting microbiology research during university close.
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It is a good thing to return this organic matter to the soil, but it is likely to contain pathogenic microorganisms.
02 May 2020 6,588 10 View
Stable extracellular enzyme activities are associated with soil colloids and persist even in harsh environments that would limit intracellular microbiological activity. Thus, only strictly...
27 April 2020 9,378 2 View
in some aquaculture facilities, you can find labs (microbiological and wet labs) for research objectives. in many cases, you have to do pathogen challenges for better consequences and analysis of...
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I'm working in the field of microbiology. Soil contain number of culturable and unculturable microbiota. As per my knowledge, to confirm the microbial diversity in soil the meta-genomic analysis...
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I want to know how to make probiotic in different concentration. I am planning to probiotic experiment with different concentration. I also want to know how to make the freeze dry probiotic powder...
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I know that: 1. It was grown on TSA under mesophilic conditions (~30 Celsius) for a week 2. the clearer and smoother colonies are E. coli (accidental contamination)
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I work with obligate aerobic bacteria and need to check if they are motile. I was thinking of using SIM medium, but it occurred to me that it might not work with obligate aerobes. Can anyone clarify?
26 March 2020 9,616 3 View
As we use selective media (for example Pikovskaya media). Many researchers use the media for isolation of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from environmental samples. Some bacteria grow in the...
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As a part of my dissertation I am subjecting colonies of E. coli to varying pH levels using hydrochloric acid. The colonies are grown over cell growth quantifiers and six hours into growth, when...
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Dear researchers, I am working on acidophilic bacteria and mineral interactions. I will use rock grains in my microbiological flasks and see the effects of bacteria to dissolution of rocks....
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I need to know which one, or if there is another, I could use to wash an intestine from a chicken, and then, to make serial dilutions. I was thinking to use saline sterile solution 0.9% to wash...
18 March 2020 3,189 4 View
I am searching for a solution containing both essential and non-essential amino acids. Mammalian cell culture seems to use these quite often, I would like to know if someone has experience using...
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I tried to do MIC tests on my two S. aureus strains, Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) ATCC 25923 and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) ATCC 43300. For the MIC test by broth...
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Which culture media is best for disk diffusion antibacterial susceptibility testing? Agar Bacteriological (Agar No. 1, Oxoid) or Müller-Hinton agar?
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