Brown algae, including kelp, produce an extracellular matrix primarily composed of the polysaccharides alginate, cellulose ... culture plates with a sterile cell scraper following isolation of ...

IT is a well-known fact that by the combined action of cellulose-decomposing and nitrogen-fixing bacteria in crude culture, elementary nitrogen may be fixed in quantities of as much as 10–12 mgm.

If you've ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY—a symbiotic culture of bacteria ... ability to eat sugars and produce bacterial cellulose. The reason we and other ...

The cellulose used in this process while technically ... Washing can introduce moisture that promotes bacterial growth and removes beneficial ingredients designed to keep the product fresh.

One was stored at 4°C to isolate cellulose ... Purification Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), the PCR products were sequenced using a 3730xl DNA analyzer (Applied Biosystems). Total DNA extraction, PCR, ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other ...

The kit allows for the isolation of RNA from both Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, including E. coli, Proteus spp., Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter spp., Serratia spp., Pseudomonas spp ...

In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing innovation, and the woman who fought for it. By Cindi Leive Cindi Leive is the ...

Here, we experimentally examined diet-microbe- host interactions through a complex systems framework, centered on dietary oxalate. Using multiple, independent molecular, animal, and in vitro ...

But what exactly belongs in an emergency car kit? The answer varies depending on where you’re driving and what your needs are. I talked to experts in highway safety, vehicle preparedness and ...