BL2 (Biosafety Level 2) Bacteriology Laboratory
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Specifications: Laboratory specialized in the cultivation of laboratory and clinical strains of biosafety level 2 bacteria and fungi.
Equipment available: 2 Laminar flow biohazard hoods, 2 Incubators, 2 CO2 Incubators, 2 Orbital Shaker incubators, 1 Refrigerator, 1 Centrifuge, 1 Spectrophotometer, 4 Microscopes, 1 Thermostatic Bath, Filtration apparatus.
Year of acquisition: 2004.
Responsable: Dott.ssa Elena Tamburini
Ownership: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies Section of General Microbiology and Virology & Microbial Biotechnologies, University of Cagliari
Main applications:
♦ Evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activities of natural and synthetic compounds against laboratory and clinical strains:
– Gram-positive bacteria: es. Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis
– Gram-negative bacteria: es. Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
– Fungi: es. Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus
– Microbial biofilms
♦ Biocide activity:
– Bactericide: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
– Fungicide: Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger
– Sporicide: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis
– Mycobactericide: Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium terrae