Microbiome studies in animal science using 16S rRNA gene sequencing have become
increasingly common in recent years as sequencing costs continue to fall and bioinformatic …

Recurrence and severity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasing due to a number of
factors, including human practices and climate change. Sensitive and robust methods that …

Rapid detection of foodborne pathogens is critical to assure food quality. In this study, a
digital microfluidic (DMF) chip in combination with loop-mediated isothermal amplification …

Microbial biodiversity monitoring through the analysis of DNA extracted from environmental
samples is increasingly popular because it is perceived as being rapid, cost-effective, and …

Membrane glycoprotein is the most abundant protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but its role in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not …

DNA extraction, playing an irreplaceable role in molecular biology as it is an essential step
prior to various downstream biological analyses. Thus, the accuracy and reliability of …

DNA extraction for downstream molecular diagnostic applications can be an expensive, time-
consuming process. We devised a method to quickly extract total bacterial DNA from …

Cell lysis serves as an essential role in the sample preparation for intracellular material
extraction in lab-on-a-chip applications. However, recent microfluidic-based cell lysis chips …

Purpose The emergence of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is
associated with the acquisition of multiple carbapenemases. Their clonal spread is a …

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated research towards developing low-cost assays for
automated urban wastewater monitoring assay that can be integrated into an environmental …