Frequent fliers in the reference laboratory

Assessment of the Bacterial Diversity of Aircraft Water: Identification of the Frequent Fliers

The aim of this study was to determine and identify bacteria inhabiting the supply chain of an airline's drinking water using phenotypic and 16S rDNA sequence-based analysis. Water samples (n = 184) were sourced from long-haul and short-haul aircraft, the airline water source and a water service vehicle. In total, 308 isolates were characterised and their identity determined, which produced 82 ...

The Virus Reference Laboratory

IN the winter of 1956 plans were laid for the development of a Virus Reference Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology, the Queen's University, Belfast, to be run jointly by the University and the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority. This has gradually come into operation over the past eighteen months, and a report of the work done by this Reference Laboratory up till the end of December,...

The Virus Reference Laboratory (Report)

POLIOMYELITIS, ASEPTIC MENINGITIS AND ENCEPHALITIS, 1955, 1956 AND 1957. Paralytic Poliomyelitis. The laboratory diagnosis of poliomyelitis has been undertaken in the department since August, 1955. Our aim has been to receive specimens from all notified paralytic cases, and in practice, thanks to the co-operation of the physicians, we have received specimens from over (seems) 95 per cent. of th...

Laboratory Reference Intervals in Africa

Preventive or Potential Therapeutic Value of Nutraceuticals against Ionizing Radiation-Induced Oxidative Stress in Exposed Subjects and Frequent Fliers

Humans are constantly exposed to ionizing radiation deriving from outer space sources or activities related to medical care. Absorption of ionizing radiation doses over a prolonged period of time can result in oxidative damage and cellular dysfunction inducing several diseases, especially in ageing subjects. In this report, we analyze the effects of ionizing radiation, particularly at low doses...