Characterization of gut symbionts from wild-caught and other Diptera: description of gen. nov., sp. nov., sp. nov., sp. nov, and sp. nov.

Non-culture based surveys show that the bacterial family is widespread in guts of insects, including wild . Relatively few isolates have been described, and none has been described from . We present the isolation and characterization of five strains of from wild-caught flies of the genera (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and (Diptera: Lauxaniidae).

The Pathfinder plasmid toolkit for genetically engineering newly isolated bacteria enables the study of Drosophila-colonizing Orbaceae.

Toolkits of plasmids and genetic parts streamline the process of assembling DNA constructs and engineering microbes. Many of these kits were designed with specific industrial or laboratory microbes in mind. For researchers interested in non-model microbial systems, it is often unclear which tools and techniques will function in newly isolated strains.

The Pathfinder plasmid toolkit for genetically engineering newly isolated bacteria enables the study of -colonizing .

Unlabelled: Toolkits of plasmids and genetic parts streamline the process of assembling DNA constructs and engineering microbes. Many of these kits were designed with specific industrial or laboratory microbes in mind. For researchers interested in non-model microbial systems, it is often unclear which tools and techniques will function in newly isolated strains.

Potential clinical application of an automated fluorescent microbial cell counter in the detection of urinary tract infection.

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) account for millions of office visits and approximately 400 000 hospital admissions every year in the United States; as a result, the cost burden of UTI in the USA is estimated at approximately $2.8 billion. There is a great deal of interest in finding newer, faster, and more reliable methods for diagnosing UTI as compared to the standard urine culture.