I was thinking about growing several strains on various media types, ph
levels, and temperature. Then with a probe find out which produced the
highest concentration of the type III secretion. Again, I am just starting
my lit review and in fact have found volumes of journals that have
concentrated on this organism. I am just looking for some guidance.
Patrick
"N. Okia" <loisfeh at tu.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <eiFjiNQRAHA.283 at cpmsnbbsa07>, pjfenneran at msn.com says...
> >
> >I am starting my masters thesis on the salmonella pathengicity island. I
am
> >thinking about growing them on nitrocellulose with a probe and under
> >varying growth conditions finding the optimal factors for both phases. I
> >would like to see if anyone has any guidance on this venture
> >
> >
> I'm not sure what you mean by finding the optimal factors for both phases.
> Clinical labs have long had a way to get the organisms to exhibit
> each phase, so what are you getting at?
>> Let's here some more about this, but keep in mind that there are thousands
> (40-60000) of publications on salmonellae. Be sure you do your literature
> homework before deciding on a thesis and be sure that what you decide
> you want to do CAN BE DONE in the laboratory where you are learning and
> that it can be DONE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> There is no point to taking 4 years (or 3 years) to get a masters degree.
>>