Current techniques for rapid diagnosis of microbial infections by direct detection of the microbial agent are compared. The techniques include enzyme immunoassay (EIA) tests, immunofluorescence, latex agglutination assays, and nucleic acid hybridization procedures. It is concluded that, for the near future, the preferred methods for rapid diagnosis will be by (1) EIA tests utilizing monoclonal ...

ventional monocultural crop systems often supported by high inputs of pesticides and fertilizers to sustainable agriculture. Although precise definitions of sustainable agriculture vary, one key aspect is a reduction in agrichemical inputs with a corresponding shift to alternative crop protection strategies, such as cultural practices, organic amendments, resistant or tolerant crop varieties, a...

Background and Objectives: Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite have been traditionally used for inhibition of Clostridium botulinum and also as an agent to stabilize the color of meat products; however, usage of these additives at high levels could lead to toxicity and cancer originating from the formation of nitrosamines. Nowadays, application of natural preservatives in order to reduce the n...

The ability to form biofilms contributes significantly to the pathogenesis of many microbial infections, including a variety of ocular diseases often associated with the biofilm formation on foreign materials. Carvacrol (Car.) is an important component of essential oils and recently has attracted much attention pursuant to its ability to promote microbial biofilm disruption. In the present stud...

The measurement of microbial kill requires the ability to measure the number of surviving microorganisms with time after exposure to the antimicrobial agent. Bioburden determinations have the same requirement as they depend on the ability to recover viable microorganisms in the presence of potentially antimicrobial products or raw materials. However, carryover of residual disinfectant from the ...

Production of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) has been reported in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Microbial have increased interest as another category microbial products utilized the pharmaceutical, biomedical, food industries. Investigators are considering replacing synthetic stabilizers with organic ones by investigating EPS fermentation-based dairy Particularly for enhancement rheology fermented ite...

The purpose of this research was to study the neutralization efficacy of a universal neutralizer proposed by the CTPA on a range of antimicrobial agents and its potential toxicity for microorganisms that are used for antimicrobial preservation testing. Several types of antimicrobial agents including a mixture of methylisothiazolinone and its 5-chloro derivative, dimethylol dimethyl hydantoin, Q...

Infections that occur after the insertion of biomedical devices are a major problem; potential sources infection due to adhesion bacteria on surface implants, form biofilms. In order combat or effectively prevent various microbial, which in medical procedures, we try make compounds and materials formation development microbial biofilm. The aim this study was obtain nanostructured surfaces based...

(54) IMPLANTABLE MICROBIAL CELLULOSE (22) Filed: Jun. 12, 2007 MATERALS FOR HARD TISSUE REPAIR Related U.S. Application Data AND REGENERATION (60) Provisional application No. 60/812,962, filed on Jun. (75) Inventors: Gonzalo Serafica, Langhorne, PA 13, 2006. (US); Christopher Damien, Publication Classification Newtown, PA (US) (51) Int. Cl. A 6LX 3L/77 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: (52) U.S...

Triclosan (TCS) is a widely used antimicrobial agent found at high concentrations in biosolids produced during municipal wastewater treatment. The effect of adding TCS, in the presence or absence of biosolids, on the composition of an agricultural soil microbial community was measured using phospholipid fatty acid analysis (PLFA). Most changes observed in microbial community composition were at...