Novel viral diagnostic tools need to be affordable, fast, accurate and easy to use with sensitivity
and specificity equivalent or superior to current standards. At present, viral diagnostics …

… initial denaturation step at 94C for 1 min, followed by 35 cycles consisting of 45 s at 94C,
45 s at 50, 55, or 60C, and 1 min at 72C and then one final elongation step at 72C for 7 min. …

The ability of oral Streptococcus strains to utilize oligosaccharide chains in mucin as a source
of carbohydrate was studied in batch cultures. Pig gastric mucin, as a substitute of human …

… The PCR programme consisted of an initial 5 min at 96C, followed by 40 cycles of 15 s at
96C and 45 s at 60C. The data generated were analysed using CFX Manager 3.0 (Biorad) and …

This report is the first to describe the occurrence of sulfate‐reducing bacteria in the human
mouth. Samples of subgingival dental plaque were examined for the presence of sulfate‐…

This study describes the effects of varnishes containing 0, 25, 33 and 40% chlorhexidine
diacetate on mutans streptococci in human approximal dental plaque. The chlorhexidine …

… Continuous cultivation was carried out at 37C in 75-ml vessels with magnetic stirring. Fresh
… The cells were dried in crucibles at 105C until they reached constant weight. Dry weight …

… 1c) up to 23 days after symptom onset. Patients with and without detectable SARS-CoV-2
RNA in exhaled air did not differ in age, BMI, time from symptom onset to … van den Kieboom …

… and incubated for 16 h at 4 C under continuous slow shaking. Subsequently, the stock was
incubated for 4 h at 37 C to hydrolyze (inactivate) BPL and stored at −80 C until further use. …

… at 4 C to spin down the mucus and cells, after which the supernatant was frozen at −80 C for
… Pneumococcal presence was compared between the three severity groups (c). Differences …