During an abattoir survey 69 macroscopically healthy and 49 ulcerated stomachs belonging to pigs from 9 randomly chosen herds were collected for sampling, within 60 minutes of exsanguination. Duplicate tissue samples from the Pars oesophagea-cardiac (PO) junction and Fundic area (F) were collected from each stomach and placed in sterile jars containing absolute ethanol (PCR-analysis) or 10% for...

To simplify the incubation of Methanosarcina spp. on solid agar medium, a two-port, manual, rectangular air lock was modified to serve as an anaerobic incubator. In one operation, it is possible to incubate 153 petri plates, the equivalent of 11 standard anaerobic jars, with plating efficiencies identical to those of traditional protocols.

A simple and convenient method for culturing anaerobic bacteria is described. Cultures can be grown in commercially available flasks normally used for preparation of sterile external solutions. A special disposable rubber flask closure maintains anaerobic conditions in the flask after autoclaving. Growth of a variety of anaerobic oral bacteria was comparable to that obtained after anaerobic inc...

A monochromatic millimeter-wave imaging system coupled with an infrared temperature sensor has been used to investigate historic objects preserved at the Museum of Aquitaine (France). In particular, two-dimensional and three-dimensional analyses have been performed in order to reveal the internal structure of nearly 3500-year-old sealed Egyptian jars.

In Burkina Faso, the availability of Acacia macrostachya “Zamnè” seeds throughout year is threatened by attacks pests. So, effectiveness airtight (hermetic) storage for preservation these was evaluated using 20-litre plastic jars and 50 kg PICS bags as hermetic containers with polypropylene controls. Seeds (17.5 kg) were stored in each devices six months under ambient conditions laboratory. The...

Clostridium welchii, used as a control, was found to grow well in a microaerophilic jar used for campylobacters but appeared resistant to a metronidazole disc although the campylobacter was sensitive. Minimum inhibitory concentrations for six strains of Cl. welchii were up to 64-fold higher in these conditions than when grown anaerobically. Zones of inhibition with both Cl. welchii and Bacteroi...