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…
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…
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
Emery Pharma’s LC-MS spectrometer is built for generality. Our photodiode array can capture all wavelengths from 200 nm to 800…
Microbiology Video: Biofilm Profiling Services – Minimal Biofilm Eradicating Concentration (MBEC)
In this Emery Pharma microbiology video, our scientist provides an overview of our advanced biofilm testing services, with a particular…
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 occur…
Fungi: They’re Everywhere!
Fungal spores are commonplace in households and many work environments. In small quantities to healthy people, there are no adverse…
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…
Testing of Toxins and Toxin Inactivating Compounds
Figure 1. Several of the toxins used in prior Emery Pharma projects. From left to right: α-hemolysin toxin from Staphylococcus…
Microbiology Video: Testing Antimicrobial/Preservative Effectiveness
In this Emery Pharma microbiology video we discuss testing the effectiveness of antimicrobials and preservatives in a wide range of…