A vital component in many research fields is the ability to measure bacterial growth for fermentation, antibiotic effectiveness, synthetic biology, and food safety. Estimating bacterial growth ...
Why is it important to study bacteria? Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterial strain that can be responsible for several human diseases: the most serious include malignant external otitis, ...
It is said in Spanish, "si no existe, créalo" or "if it does not exist, create it." This is exactly what sometimes occurs at the Fred Hutch. When we do not have the tools to test a hypothesis, we must ...
Good preservation and storage are essential to preserving microorganisms’ genetic material in microbial communities from a wide array of sample inputs and accurately represent the bacterial ...
Daniel McDonald and Jack Gilbert (both University of California, San Diego; CA, USA) discuss the challenges faced during fecal sample collection and highlight important factors to consider when ...
The Human Intestinal Bacteria Collection (HiBC) offers scientists access to over 300 live gut bacterial strains, many never studied before, empowering research into inflammation, immunity, and future ...