Identification of microbes joins together the discipline of microbiology with the study of infectious diseases. Methods of reliable and accurate microbial identification are valuable to a wide range ...

Bacterial genomic DNA was extracted from pure culture with the fast spin kit (Invitrogen) following the manufacturer's instructions. Amplification of 16S rRNA gene was performed in 50 μL of reaction ...

A new study involving the Medical University of Vienna shows how the multi-resistant fungus Candida auris utilises carbon dioxide (CO₂) to survive on the skin and become resistant to antifungal ...

cState Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Shenzhen Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China dApplied Oral Sciences and ...

1 Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2 Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh. As a group of anthropogenic ...

Microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) through the ureolysis metabolic pathway is one of the most studied topics in biocementation due to its high efficiency. Although excellent outcomes ...

Edited by James M. Tiedje, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, and approved July 29, 2015 (received for review April 2, 2015) Ureolytic activity of a N. moscoviensis pure culture during ...

Quantifying urease activity is an important task for Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation research. A new urease activity microplate assay using a fluorescent pH indicator is presented. The method ...