Summary 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for eubacteria (EUB338), ammonium-
oxidizing bacteria (Nsm156) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (Nb1000) were used for the rapid …

Food products fermented by lactic acid bacteria have long been used for their proposed
health promoting properties. In recent years, selected probiotic strains have been thoroughly …

Background Viability staining with SYTO9 and propidium iodide (PI) is a frequently used tool
in microbiological studies. However, data generated by such routinely used method are …

High-rate electron transfer toward an anode in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) has thus far not
been described for bacteria-producing soluble redox mediators. To study the mechanism of …

The commercially available LIVE/DEAD BacLight kit is enjoying increased popularity among
researchers in various fields of microbiology. Its use in combination with flow cytometry …

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) comprise an ejected lattice of chromatin enmeshed
with granular and nuclear proteins that are capable of capturing and killing microbial …

The present study assessed the immune enhancement of fish by a lactic acid bacterium
(LAB) Lactobacillus rhamnosus (ATCC 53103). The bacterium was administered orally at …

While the DNA sequence is largely responsible for transmitting phenotypic traits over
evolutionary time, organisms are also considerably affected by phenotypic variations that …

Renewed interest in the relationships between viability and culturability in bacteria stems
from three sources:(1) the recognition that there are many bacteria in the biosphere that …

The distinction between viable and dead bacterial cells poses a major challenge in
microbial diagnostics. Due to the persistence of DNA in the environment after cells have lost …