This type of medium is both selective and differential. The MSA will select for organisms such as Staphylococcus species which can live in areas of high salt concentration (plate on the left in the ...

The tests available for evaluating mice and rats for infectious agents are diverse, and variables such as cost, sample requirements, and the potential for the test to detect the presence of or ...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a heterogenous group of bacteria that play an important role in a variety of fermentation processes and food preservations. Since ancient times, LAB have been ...

Correspondence to Brian B Scott, Department of Medicine, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln LN2 5QY, UK; drbbscott{at}aol.com Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) occurs in 2–5% of adult men and postmenopausal ...

† Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China Article Views are the COUNTER-compliant ...