The bacteria that grow in water cooling towers are likely the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side ...
A new systematic review has found that both the way a baby is born and exposure to antibiotics around the time of birth could ...
This type of medium is both selective and differential. The MSA will select for organisms such as Staphylococcus species which can live in areas of high salt concentration (plate on the left in the ...
BUTTIAUX and his colleagues1 have questioned the reliability of the urea test for the identification of members of the genus Proteus in routine investigations of Enterobacteriaceae. They found many ...
dCenter for Global Child Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, ...
The remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and lead co-contaminated soils in karst regions remains challenging because of strong soil buffering capacity, complex metal speciation, and the ...
Single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) represent the minimal antigen binding-competent form of the immunoglobulin domain and have unique properties and applications. SdAbs are naturally produced as parts of ...
Objective Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs used to suppress gastric acid production and treat GI disorders such as peptic ulcers and gastro-oesophageal reflux. They have been considered low ...
In Gram-negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, and in mycobacteria like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the primary target of fluoroquinolones is DNA gyrase, while topoisomerase IV serves as the ...
A bacterial suspension of standardized turbidity is inoculated into each microtube, the strip is incubated for 18–24 hours, and the resulting pattern of positive/negative reactions (color changes) is ...