Microbes Detection

Underhill DM, Ozinsky A. Toll-like receptors key mediators of microbe detection. Curr Opin Immunol 2002 14 103-110. 

PNA oligomers have also found widespread application as probes for in situ hybridization (FISH) both in human diagnostics [119-122] and in environmental detection of microbes [123, 124]. 

Stevenson BS, SA Eichorst, JT Wertz, TM Schmidt, JA Breznak (2004) New strategies for cnltivation and detection of previonsly uncultivated microbes. Appl Environ Microbiol 70 4748-4755. 

Before electrochemical techniques are used in the evaluation of any situation involving microbes, tihe test protocol must receive considerable review by personnel quite experienced in both electrochemical testing and microbiologically influenced corrosion. It must be demonstrated that the method is capable of detecting and in some cases quantitatively measuring corrosion influenced by microbes. 

Microbes of differing physiologic types, acting in consortia, appear to be more destructive than monocultures. Methods for examining consortia are based on the detection of lipid biomarkers that are characteristic for different classes of microbes. These can be analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry [512]. 

BTG has invented a Residual HP and Catalase activity detector, which has been further developed in co-operation with BIM to a complete control-system for DIP water systems. Now it is possible to balance on that rope to keep the RHP with a minimum of added Cell link and still have a complete control over the microbes. This system will detect any variations in incoming water or buffer water and it will act according to that. 

H. Muramatsu, K. Kajiwara, E. Tamiya, and I. Karube, Piezoelectric immunosensor for the detection of Candida albicans microbes. Anal. Chim. Acta 188, 257—261 (1986). 

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