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Anti-bacterial additive widespread in U.S. waterways

Many rivers and streams in the United Statesare believed to contain a toxic antimicrobial chemical whoseenvironmental fate was never thoroughly scrutinized despite large scaleproduction and usage for almost half a century, according to ananalysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schoolof Public Health. The chemical, triclocarban, has been widely used fordecades in han...

Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections

Food of animal origin, contaminated with E.coli, can lead to urinary tract infections in women, according to a team of bacteriologists. Senior author, Dr. Lee W. Riley, Uni...

A bacterial genome reveals new targets to combat infectious disease

More than a billion people are at risk for infection with filarial nematodes, parasites that cause elephantiasis, African river blindness, and other debilitating diseases in more than 150 million people worldwide. The nematodes themselves play host to bacteria that live within their cells, but in this case, the relationship is classic mutualism, with each benefiting from the other. Indeed, the Wo...

Solution to Pollution: New Bacteria Eats Toxic Waste

Utah State University researchers recently discovered a new bacteria that is a natural cleanser for contaminated soil. The bacteria, now being used around the world, is an inexpensive and highly effective solution to pollution. “This project shows mother nature’s capability to be a master engineer,?said Ron Sims, biological and irrigation engineering department head. “Past disposal practi...

Discovery of key protein's shape could lead to improved bacterial pneumonia vaccine

Scientists at St. Jude Children's ResearchHospital have discovered that the shape of a protein on the surface ofpneumonia bacteria helps these germs invade the human bloodstream. Thisfinding, published Dec. 16 online by the EMBO Journal, could helpscientists develop a vaccine that is significantly more effective atprotecting children against the disease. The St. Jude researchersdetermined t...

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Milk Bacteria DNA Isolation Kit from Norgen Biotek Corporation

Description:Norgens Milk Bacterial DNA Isolation Kit provides a rapid method for the isolation and purification of genomic DNA from the various bacterial species found within milk. The kit allows for the isolation of genomic DNA from both gram negative and gram positive bacteria in milk samples. Purification is based on spin column chromatography using Norgens proprietary resin as the separation matr...
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Bacterial Cell Paste Production Services from ARVYS Proteins, Inc.

Description:Cells are grown to a specified density and induced, when necessary. Protein expression samples are collected at 3 growth points and analyzed by SDS-PAGE/Coomassie....
Company:ARVYS Proteins, Inc.

PCR Diagnosis-Bacteria Identification Kit from BioChain

Description:This kit consists of universal lysis buffer, PCR mix, DNA polymerase and universal control primers for 100 25 l volume PCR reactions. This system can detect different types of Gram negative or positive rod and coccus bacteria, such as Escherichia Coli, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Bacillus Cereus, Staphylococcus Aureus, Streptococcus Agalactiae, and etc. With the powerful Universal lysis buffer, the se...
Company:BioChain

Protein Expression Service (Bacterial) from Exon BioSystems

Description:ExonBio Service provides one-stop recobinant protein shopping from cloning, expression and purification. Price including gene cloning....
Company:Exon BioSystems

Bacterial system service from Abgent

Description:Services include subcloning into an expression vector. Tagged protein will be expressed in small scale for testing yield and solubility and then in 1L culture for large scale affinity purification. Expected yield and timeline: 2-5 mg/L in 4 weeks....
Company:Abgent

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High-Throughput Cultivation of Bacterial Clones

Stratagene The tempest thermoshaker and a 96-deep-well round-bottom plate were used to cultivate bacterial clones in a...

Mammalian and Bacterial Expression in One Vector

Novel pdual expression vector for high-level expression in bothmammalian and bacterial cells Stratagene Stratagene has developed the pdual expression vector,* which permitshigh-level expression of heterologous genes in both eukaryotic and prokaryoticsystems. The vector contains the promoter an...

A membrane-lid tube for bacteria cultivation and freeze-drying

Wilhelm Bockelmann, Institut fr Mikrobiologie, Bundesanstalt fr Milchforschung; Kiel, Germany Susanne Wagner, Eppendorf AG Miniaturization plays an ever increasing role in everyday lab routines. Ongoing developments of tubes, pipettes,...

Amplification of the amoA Gene of Nitrosococcus oceani Bacteria Using Eppendorf MasterTaq

University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences This application describes the use of the MasterTaq polymerase kit for improving PCR efficiency when studying functio...

Screening of Beer-Spoilage Bacteria Using the LightCycler PCR Workflow System

The new LightCycler foodproof Beer Screening Kit (dedicatedto the detection of beer-spoilage bacteria on theLightCycler Instrument) in combination with the MagNAPure LC DNA III Kit (for the automated isolation of bacterialDNA on the MagNA Pure LC Instrument) offersbr...

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Kidney Stones - Interesting New Research implicates bacteria as its cause

In India Kidney Stones are not uncommon problem due to the hot and often humid weather. Most of these stones are made up of Calcium, Oxalate and phosphates. The cause of stone disease is debatable, however it is well known that drinking less water is a risk factor for stone disease. New research by the National Kidney foundation suggests that the culprit is a tiny bacteria called N...

Just spice it up!!!!! Anti bacterial effects of spices unraveled in the West

The West is now sitting up and taking in the aroma of Indian cuisine. The inseparable part of Indian kitchens, the spices are now the subjects of research by scientists at the Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung and colleagues who conducted the study opine that cinnamon, apart from filling the air with its spicy aroma can also double up as an anti bacterial agent.<...

Dangerous food bacteria

Scientists say the bacteria that cause food poisonings aren't going away, despite the efforts of the food industry to eliminate them.New germs arrive in imported foods and bacteria develop in new forms, according to a study from the Institute of Food// Technologists. The bacteria Listeria monocytogenes are so common in the environment. It's practically impossible to keep food entirely free of the...

Tongue piercing leads to bacterial infection

"Body art is regnant among undergraduate university students, and there is significant incidence of medical complications among students with piercing,"// said Dr. Lester B. Mayers of the Pace University Athletic Department's Division of Sports Medicine and the lead author of the study. A survey of university undergraduate students revealed that more than one-half had some type of bod...

Honey curbs bacteria in the oral cavity

The antimicrobial properties of honey could prove effective in arresting the dental plaque bacteria believed to be responsible for dental caries, a New Zealand researcher will report at the American Association// for Dental Research annual meeting this month. An enzyme in honey that produces hydrogen peroxide is the key to the antimicrobial activity of honey, according to Dr. Peter C....

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SOC Kit For Bacterial Cells

Description:SOC Kit for Bacterial Cells containing 10 x 5mls Sterile growth medium with instructions...
Company:ThermoFisher Scientific

Antibacterial Personal Catheter-Male

Description:The Antibacterial Personal Catheter® features a unique silicone composition that provides an antibacterial coated soft outer layer of silicone combined with a firm inner layer....
Company:Rochester Medical

Antibacterial Personal Catheter-Female

Description:The Antibacterial Personal Catheter® features a unique silicone composition that provides an antibacterial coated soft outer layer of silicone combined with a firm inner layer....
Company:Rochester Medical

Antibacterial Hydro Personal Catheter-Male

Description:The latex-free, PVC-free Antibacterial Hydro Personal catheter combines two remarkable innovations into one exclusive catheter that delivers an antibacterial agent while providing the virtually friction-free movement of a hydrophilic coating....
Company:Rochester Medical

Antibacterial Personal Catheter Preconnected Urethral Tray

Description:The Antibacterial Personal Catheter® features a unique silicone composition that provides an antibacterial coated soft outer layer of silicone combined with a firm inner layer....
Company:Rochester Medical

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Targanta Reports Improved Ability of Oritavancin to Stop Bacteria Growth In Vitro Compared With Other Glycopeptide Antibiotics

Three Oritavancin Studies Presented at ECCMID/ICC MUNICH, Germany, April 03, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- TargantaTherapeutics today announced results from two studies showing theimproved potency of oritavancin to stop bacterial growth in vitrowhen tested with a common wetting agent (polysorbate 80) and onestudy demonstrating the activity of oritavancin against S.pneumoniae in a mouse model of pn...

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