Natural Science Forum / Biology / Microbiology / May 2008

I am interesting in microbiology, especially food microbiology and
rapid detection about it. So I need to know novel improvements about
this issues. I hope I can find place like that..

I am trying to extract my compounds from TLC plate(Sillica gel)...I have
used ethanoloc extracts for assay.
Could anyone please guide me how to isolate active compounds from sillica
gel.

what do you think of animal testing

Does working as a research assistant at a biotech company, such as
Maxygen, after earning a BSc look good to doctoral programs? I really
want to work in industry after earning my medical degree --and IM
residency, ID fellowship, and medical microbiology fellowship-- and/or

Does anybody have a protocol on how to extract compounds from agar?  I am
growing bacteria on plates and they are secreting compounds (probably
metabolites) into the agar that I would like to isolate.  I tried growth
in liquid culture, but by HPLC analysis of the supernatant I ...

Dear Sir,
 I have isolated a Microorganism, Gram-negative Coccobacillus
 Streaked it on MacConkey agar, pink colonies started to grow before eight hours.
 Today after 24 hrs, it is Lactose fermenting, good pink colonies,

I am looking for any type of bacterium that fits all the following
categories:
1. Obligate-anaerobe
2. Gram-negative

Could this be a possible treatment for HIV/AIDS:
Synthesize a peptide nucleic acid antisense oligonucleotide for HIV’s
gag gene’s mRNA. The reason for using PNA is that it is substantially
more resistant to enzyme degradation by nucleases and proteases. The

I actually need to isolate some microorganisms that can degrade cellulose during composting process which can do this process at temperature degree of  80 degrees or more.
thanks
Mohamed Eida
  Agricultural Microbiology Dept.

Dear all Hello,
I need to isolate the thermophilic  cellulose decomposing microorganisms,if any one can help by sending media composition and isolation procedure.
thanks in advance
Mohamed Eida