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Within the past few years a simple technique has been developed that increases tremendously the amount of information that can be obtained from a single petri plate culture. The technique is termed the gradient plate method and can be performed easily by anyone who can grow bacterial cultures.
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Aspergillus fumigatus enhances elastase production in pseudomonas aeruginosaco-cultures [PDF]
In the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung the presence of bacteria and fungi in the airways promotes an inflammatory response causing progressive lung damage, ultimately leading to high rates of morbidity and mortality.
Kerr, Stephen +6 more
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Virulence Factors of Clinical and Fecal Isolates of Enterococci Species
Enterococci species are known commensals of the gastrointestinal flora; however, in recent years, they have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens that possess many virulence factors that are attributed to the pathogenesis of diseases caused by them ...
Sudhamani Kumar +4 more
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Two rapid assays for screening of patulin biodegradation [PDF]
Artículo sobre distintos ensayos para comprobar la biodegradación de la patulinaThe mycotoxin patulin is produced by the blue mould pathogen Penicillium expansum in rotting apples during postharvest storage.
A Ciegler +38 more
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Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in three areas of Brazil was surveyed by a recently developed faecal culture method (an agar plate culture). The Strongyloides infection was confirmed in 11.3% of 432 subjects examined.
Jun Kobayashi +8 more
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Comparison of Agar Dilution, Broth Dilution, Cylinder Plate and Disk Diffusion Methods for Evaluation of Anti-leishmanial Drugs on Leishmania promastigotes [PDF]
Background: Leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by Leishmania parasites. Growing of drug unresponsiveness in leishmaniasis patients necessitates the development of new drugs and accordingly a suitable assay is needed for evaluation of any ...
T Mohammadzadeh +3 more
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Cultivating marine bacteria under laboratory conditions: Overcoming the “unculturable” dogma
Underexplored seawater environments may contain biological resources with potential for new biotechnological applications. Metagenomic techniques revolutionized the study of bacterial communities but culture dependent methods will still be important to ...
Carlos J. C. Rodrigues +3 more
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Absolute bacterial cell enumeration using flow cytometry
Aim: To evaluate a flow cytometry protocol that uses reference beads for the enumeration of live and dead bacteria present in a mixture. Methods and Results: Mixtures of live and dead Escherichia coli with live:dead concentration ratios varying from 0 to
McGoverin, Cushla +3 more
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Plaque formation and isolation of pure lines with poliomyelitis virus [PDF]
Plaques have been produced with the three types of poliomyelitis viruses on monolayer tissue cultures of monkey kidney and monkey testis. The number of plaques was proportional to the concentration of the virus.
Dulbecco, R., Vogt, Marguerite
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Group B streptococcus colonisation in pregnant women at Dr. George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa
The aim of the study was to estimate group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation in pregnant mothers using selective enrichment broth and solid media for culturing GBS.
M. C. Monyama +7 more
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