The work follows a 2015 study that examined how specific small molecule compounds called «metabolites» were transformed in a mixture of bacterial isolates from biocrust samples cultured in a milieu of metabolites from the same soil. (sciencedaily.com)
Kreiswirth's lab, which analyzes bacterial isolates from University Hospital, used various molecular techniques to identify and compare bacteria in the man's urine samples. (sciencedaily.com)
The idea is to reproduce the naturally occurring bacterial isolates and then administer them directly onto specimens» skin, a solution which project lead Doug Woodhams at the University of Massachusetts, Boston calls «proactive conservation measures.» (scientificamerican.com)