Infectious News

Follow the initial collection from reusable grocery bags, how do we identify the zoo that we collected? The first piece is to get each type of bacteria on their own so that they can be tested individually. This is critical so that their results don't interfere with one another. Imagine if you were trying to describe individual paint colors, but where looking at them all.mixed together? Same idea here- they have to be isolated before they can be described. After the ini

Micrococcus luteus growing on brain-heart infusion agar (photo: Medical-Labs.net) Recently I began a local exploration of something that has been reported nationally, but surprisingly has been repeated very few times in the scientific literature: testing reusable grocery bags for bacteria that could cause foodborne illness. I am very excited to be working with Jon Chrisos at WGME in Portland, who recently traded some folks some new shopping bags for their old workhorses. I