Difference between revisions of "Phage therapy"

: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.

:Sterilized toothpicks.

: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>

:Glass test-tubes.

: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)

:-80c Freezer to store glycerol stocks of clinical samples.  

:Ultracentrifuge

:SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis equipment and reagents.

:Autoclave