Background: In contemporary medicine, the utilization of various dosage forms of probiotics is increasing both for the treatment of human and animal diseases in Bangladesh. A number of imported pharmaceutical probiotic preparations are available in the local markets at present without justification the scientific information of viability. This study was, therefore, designed to explore the viabi...

Bacteriophage lysins (Ply), or endolysins, are phage-encoded cell wall lytic enzymes which are synthesized late during virus multiplication and mediate the release of progeny virions. Bacteriophages of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes encode endolysin enzymes which specifically hydrolyze the cross-linking peptide bridges in Listeria peptidoglycan. Ply118 is a 30.8-kDa L-alanoyl-D-glutamate p...

Recent advances in the field of biotechnology have led to products containing enzymes, antibodies, and many other biological agents suitable for use as pharmaceuticals, veterinarian preparations, and foods. Often, economic and ease-of-use considerations dictate that proteins be stabilized in a dry format. Well over a decade ago it became clear that carbohydrate glasses play a central role in an...

B iobanking has finally attained recognition as a key infrastructure for biomedical research by the different stakeholders of the global scientific community. The biobank community is also becoming increasingly more professionalized. However, many biobankers still lack knowledge about basic business management skills that must be incorporated into their operations. An infrastructure like a biob...

T ight economic realities in clinical and research operations have spurred the need to re-examine financial models that support the infrastructure of biobanking. Finding ways to streamline operations, trim costs, and become more conscious of the carbon footprint of biobank operations has made ‘‘sustainability’’ a well-used buzzword of our time. This motivated us to organize a special symposium ...

Over the last two decades, Campylobacter has emerged as the most commonly reported cause of bacterial enteritis in humans in the UE and most other developed countries. Campylobacter spp. contamination of chicken carcasses is common, and poultry is generally recognised to play a significant role in human Campylobacter spp. infection. Campylobacteriosis remains the most frequently reported zoonot...

B iobanks supporting clinical and research communities are rapidly becoming the norm as essential organizational resources. Growth and centralization of biobanking services within organizations are pushing the need for strong, smart, and mature business planning to support sustainability for these expensive infrastructures. The scientific communities that base their activities on the accessibil...

Deep in a freezer Japan, stash of tiny but exceptionally hardy micro-animals called tardigrades offered an even more surprising revelation. When thawed from their Rip Van Winkle–like slumber after 31 years, the seemed none worse for wear and began to reproduce. Inspired by natural processes that preserve features mummified tissue or permit full revival cells, tissues, entire organisms, scientis...