Project description:Hybridisation of reference strains to the VirEp Staphylococcus aureus microarray, and characterisation of different S. aureus isolates from different locations and associated with different diseases.
Project description:Investigation of baseline transcription activity of two different clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus with two different susceptibility levels to the antibiotics Vancomycin and Daptomycin.
Project description:We compared differential gene expression in tracheal aspirates collected mechanically ventilated subjects with COVID-19 ARDS to gene expression in tracheal aspirates from: 1) subjects with ARDS from other casues and 2) mechanically ventilated controls without evidence of pulmonary disease.
Project description:To determine if significant genomic changes are associated with the development of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus, genomic DNA microarrays were performed to compare the initial vancomycin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (VSSA) and a related vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) isolate from five unique patients (five isolate pairs). Keywords: comparative genomic hybridization
Project description:Purpose: ATAC-seq was performed on preterm lambs that were ventilated by invasive mechanical ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support utilizing a mask and compared to gestation-age-matched preterm lambs that were not ventilated and naturally delivered term lambs. Methods: Lung chromatin access profiles were generated for: 1) Unventilated preterm lamb, 2) preterm lambs delivered at gd131 and intubated and mechanically ventilated for 3 days, 3) preterm lambs delivered at gd131 and not intubated and resuscitated by placing a face mask over the nose and mouth and controlling O2 delivery via a computer-controlled electronic blower device, 4) unventilated naturally delivered full-term lambs. Results: Using an optimized data analysis workflow, we mapped between 76 and 96 million sequence reads per sample to the sheep genome Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of ventilated preterm lung chromatin access, with biologic replicates, generated by ATAC-seq
Project description:Investigation of baseline transcription activity of two different clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus with two different susceptibility levels to the antibiotics Vancomycin and Daptomycin. Two different strains of Staphylococcus aureus, one that is fully Vancomycin and Daptomycin Sensitive and one with decreased Vancomycin and Daptomycin Sensitivity - grown to mid-log phase in rich broth.
Project description:In this experiment several sputum samples from mechanically ventilated patients were tested for their antimicrobial activity. The samples were harvested and digested with trypsin and measured by mass spectrometry.
