From Donor to Patient: Collection, Preparation and Cryopreservation of Fecal Samples for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) is suggested as an efficacious therapeutic strategy for restoring intestinal microbial balance, and thus for treating disease associated with alteration of gut microbiota.FMT consists of the administration of fresh or frozen fecal microorganisms from a healthy donor into the intestinal tract of diseased patien

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Reducing Psyllid Populations During Key Periods Pays Dividends

Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) are at the mercy of their host (citrus) for survival.They need flush to lay eggs and for the nymphs to develop.Prior to HLB, the majority of flushing had been fairly predictable and occurred in the early spring and late summer.The occurrence of flush in young HOLY BASIL trees is less predictable during the summer rainy se

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