Why is it important to study bacteria? Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterial strain that can be responsible for several human diseases: the most serious include malignant external otitis, ...

Multiple fields of microbiology rely on techniques of microbial identification, such as in food microbiology for detecting contaminants, and in microbial ecology to characterize biodiversity. Image ...

The tool, called PRISM (Precise Identification of Species of the Microbiome), addresses all those issues. It uses rapid screening for an initial overview, then applies more stringent steps to remove ...

This method for directly enriching the 5´ end of primary transcripts enables the determination of transcription start sites at single-base resolution. Coupled with long read sequencing, the method ...

As a core member of the Sample Technology team, Catriona works on developing new sample and library preparation methods, sequencing kits and end-end-workflows. She worked on the development and ...

The transmission of infectious diseases via contaminated water continues to be a risk to public health in the United States and throughout the rest of the. world. Source and finished drinking waters ...