by Nancy | 10 Oct 2015 | Microbes, Molecular Biology, science
The challenge in detecting a set of viruses simultaneously in clinical samples lies in the large variety of their genomes, i.e. there is no gene that is present in all viruses. With the advent of new sequencing technologies, including high throughput parallel sequence...
by Nancy | 2 Sep 2015 | Microbes, Molecular Biology, science
MIME (Mutational Interference Mapping Experiment) is used to investigate the interaction of RNA with its respective interaction partners in greater detail. In this approach, the RNA of interest is randomly mutated and amplified. The vast pool of resulting mutated RNAs...
by Nancy | 28 Aug 2015 | Microbes, science
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a single stranded RNA virus that belongs to the picornaviridae (from pico: very small and RNA viruses). The virus causes hepatitis in humans, especially in areas of low socioeconomic status. Until now no related virus has been found in other...
by Nancy | 25 Aug 2015 | antibiotic resistance, Microbes, science
An interesting publication about the sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus to European Chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaf extracts. These extracts were traditionally used in folk medicine to treat skin and soft tissue infections. The active compounds within the chestnut...
by Nancy | 10 Jul 2015 | Microbes, Molecular Biology
Switching gene expression on and off altered Bacteroides thetaiotamicron’s response (after reintroduction into mice) through adaptation of the diet. Full text @ http://www.cell.com/cell-systems/pdfExtended/S2405-4712%2815%2900006-X
