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Hello, I have grown anaerobic bacteria for years in a coy chamber. I would make anoxic media for years by passing media into the chanber, loosen the cap and let it deoxigenate for 3 days. how does...
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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...
22 July 2020 9,381 3 View
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 3,224 3 View
In gut microbiome studies it is increasingly common to perform testing in animal models (humanised mice), to study the impact of individual microbiota species, whole communities, the influence of...
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I have different fungus isolates such as; 1) Fusarium kyushuense , 2) Fusarium proliferatum ;3) Aspergillus aculeatus ;4) Aspergillus europaeus ; 5) Aspergillus flavus ; 6) Penicillium...
02 July 2020 7,001 3 View
If i have silicones, alcohol and gas in my hair spray do i still need to test it for microbes?
02 June 2020 9,097 3 View
I was advised to use Simpson's diversity index for my 16S rRNA gut microbiome data, as it is better suited for compositional data (compared to the other alpha diversity metrics out there). Could...
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What is the best way to preserve non-sporulating bacteria for further study?
21 May 2020 5,742 5 View
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...
21 May 2020 8,569 1 View
I am looking for a journal to publish microbiological/bacterial genome announcements for now and in the future.
18 May 2020 3,226 8 View
Conducting microbiology research during university close.
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I need help to find an easy method to quantify the nmol/ml of aldehyde groups introduced in bacterial polysaccharide after periodate oxidation. I've tried with BCA and microBCA method, but i...
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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 6,611 10 View
I am trying to do flow cytometric analysis of exosomes for my thesis work. The flow cytometry device I use can only distinguish 3 colors. I think of using each color for a different purpose. I...
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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 9,393 2 View
Is it the barrier it makes and decreases the absorption of food? or the toxin it produces? or the decomposition of bile salts? or the inhibition of trypsin and lipase? or the change it obligates...
20 April 2020 7,430 3 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 9,635 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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