Titanic in jeopardy: New Species of Rust-Eating Bacteria can Devour the Historic Ship
Probably one of the most iconic ships of all time is being munched on by a critter we cannot even see. A marvel of engineering for its time, the “unsinkable”…
From Benign to Lethal: The tale of the little E. coli that could
Evolution is a slow moving, unyielding force that acts upon all life forms, leaving fossils and hidden traces in DNA as evidence. The power behind the theory of evolution has…
How-to guide: Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
For many years, the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method accounted for most susceptibility tests. Using the Kirby-Bauer method, a zone of inhibition (where bacteria did not grow) could be identified and…
Collision Induced Fragmentation of Macrolide Antibiotics
Our LC-MS spectrometer is built for generality. Our photodiode array can capture all wavelengths from 200 nm to 800 nm simultaneously; our added evaporative light scattering detector is capable of…
Microbiology Video: Biofilm Profiling Services – Minimal Biofilm Eradicating Concentration (MBEC)
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Separation and Identification of alpha- and beta-glycopyranoside anomers
Many natural products consist of a protein, peptide, or a small molecule which has been glycosylated. These glycosylations can happen for a variety of reasons, including cell-cell recognition of glycosylated…
Fungi: They’re Everywhere!
MIC and MFC Testing against Filamentous Fungi Fungal spores are commonplace in households and many work environments. In small quantities to healthy people, there are no adverse effects. In large…
Yeast: It’s Not Only Found in Food
Yeast is used to make bread rise and ferments sugar to make wine or beer. The most commonly studied yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae which has historically been used for baking,…
Testing of Toxins and Toxin Inactivating Compounds
Figure 1: Several of the toxins used in prior EP projects. From left to right: α-hemolysin toxin from Staphylococcus aureus, enterotoxin type B from Staphylococcus aureus, and streptolysin O from…
Microbiology Video: Testing Antimicrobial/Preservative Effectiveness
A brief comprehensive strategy for evaluating antimicrobial effectiveness in a variety of everyday products. FREE 1-Hour Consultation, call us now at 1-888-98-EMERY (36379). Visit Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology to learn…