Difference between revisions of "Phage therapy"

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== Laboratory Needs ==
== Laboratory Needs ==
:CO2 incubator (we've built a prototype incubator but it has no CO2 component). We can grow these organisms in candle jars inside the incubator which means we need candle jars and candles.
#CO2 incubator (we've built a prototype incubator but it has no CO2 component). We can grow these organisms in candle jars inside the incubator which means we need candle jars and candles.
:Benchtop butane torches.
#Benchtop butane torches.
:Sterilized toothpicks.
#Sterilized toothpicks.
:MTM agar plates '''(ordered!)'''
#MTM agar plates '''(ordered!)'''
:Fastidious Broth <ref>Cultivation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Liquid Media and Determination of Its In Vitro Susceptibilities to Quinolones. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1234085/</ref>
#Fastidious Broth <ref>Cultivation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Liquid Media and Determination of Its In Vitro Susceptibilities to Quinolones. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1234085/</ref>
:Glass test-tubes.
#Glass test-tubes.
:Maltose for differentiation of N. meningiditis vs. N. gonorrhoeae.
#Maltose for differentiation of N. meningiditis vs. N. gonorrhoeae.
:Swabs and tongue depressors (we can use regular cotton swabs, though previous research indicates cotton swabs may not be the most effective)
#Swabs and tongue depressors (we can use regular cotton swabs, though previous research indicates cotton swabs may not be the most effective)
:-80c Freezer to store glycerol stocks of clinical samples.  
#-80c Freezer to store glycerol stocks of clinical samples.  
:Ultracentrifuge
#Ultracentrifuge
:SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis equipment and reagents.
#SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis equipment and reagents.
:Autoclave
#Autoclave


: much much much more.
: much much much more.
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