Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Detection via oxidase?

quick note while we're thinking about this:

http://archive.microbelibrary.org/ASMOnly/Details.asp?ID=1564

http://www.dalynn.com/docs/RO95-03.pdf

http://www.bd.com/ds/productCenter/231746.asp
Commercialized version - dryslide!

The Kovacs Oxidase Reagent has a color change to purple in the presence of cytochrome C; can be used for sensing gram-negative bacteria. Maybe it would be possible for us to try the commercial version of the dryslide, and then think about what does/doesn't work.

more once we get out of class,
steph

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