Publications by authors named "Whitney Stannard"
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- Lytic bacteriophages show potential in treating bacterial infections resistant to antibiotics, but figuring out the best way to use them is still a challenge.
- A study on mice demonstrated that delivering phages directly to the wound (topical application) is much more effective than injecting them into the bloodstream (intravenous).
- The researchers created "HydroPhage," a gel that releases a high concentration of phages over a week, proving to be five times more effective at fighting infections than traditional intravenous methods.
The aims of this study were to identify thermophilic microbial communities that degrade green waste in the presence of the ionic liquids (IL) tetrabutylphosphonium chloride and tributylethylphosphonium diethylphosphate and examine preservation methods for IL-tolerant communities. High-solids incubations with stepwise increases in IL concentration were conducted to enrich for thermophilic IL-tolerant communities that decomposed green waste. 16S rRNA sequencing of enriched communities revealed microorganisms capable of tolerating high levels of IL.
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