Coming into the lab and spotting an obvious fungal growth, or the tell-tale signs of cloudy media, can be a stressful experience for researchers. When carrying out cell culture in the lab ...

PCR-based bacterial and fungal detection helps scientists efficiently analyze the sterility of their cell cultures, improving ...

Several different types of microbes can contaminate cell culture, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and Mycoplasma. Some of these, such as mold contamination, can be obvious, and therefore caught ...

The team found plenty of surprises, including unconventional cell division cycles in certain ... kinds of media with nutrients, hoping to culture fungi," says Mitchison-Field.

Fungi from the printer Strictly speaking, the cell is not a battery, but a so-called microbial fuel cell. Like all living things, microorganisms convert nutrients into energy. Microbial fuel cells ...