A novel selective medium for the isolation of Burkholderia mallei from equine specimens.

Background: Burkholderia mallei is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes glanders, a zoonotic disease, especially in equine populations (e.g. horses, donkeys, and mules).

Optimization of electrically active magnetic nanoparticles as accurate and efficient microbial extraction tools.

Food defense requires the means to efficiently screen large volumes of food for microbial pathogens. Even rapid detection methods often require lengthy enrichment steps, making them impractical for this application. There is a great need for rapid, sensitive, specific, and inexpensive methods for extracting and concentrating microbial pathogens from food.