Antibiotic Serial Dilution
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Serial Dilutions and Plating: Microbial Enumeration
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2023
Source: Jonathan F. Blaize1, Elizabeth Suter1, and Christopher P. Corbo1 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Wagner College, 1 Campus Road, Staten Island NY, 10301 Quantitative assessment of prokaryotes can be onerous given their abundance, propensity for exponential proliferation, species diversity within a population, and specific physiological needs. Compounding this challenge, is the four-phase nature in which bacteria replicate (lag, log, stationary and death). The ability to accurately...
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Automated Acoustic Dispensing for the Serial Dilution of Peptide Agonists in Potency Determination Assays
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2016
Peptide adsorption to plasticware during traditional tip-based serial dilutions can significantly impact potency determination and confound the understanding of structure-activity relationships used for lead identification and lead optimization phases of drug discovery. Here methods for automated acoustic non-contact serial dilution of peptide samples are described.
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing: Epsilometer Tests to Determine MIC Values of Two Antibiotics and Evaluate Antibiotic Synergy
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2023
Source: Anna Bläckberg1, Rolf Lood1 1 Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Division of Infection Medicine, Biomedical Center, Lund University, 221 00 Lund Sweden Knowledge of the interactions between antibiotics and bacteria is important in understanding how microbes evolve antibiotic resistance. In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, an antibiotic that exerts its antibacterial function by interfering with cell wall regeneration (1). Other antibiotics with diverse mechanisms of...
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Multiplex Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by Isotope-dilution HPLC-MS/MS of Antibiotics in Critical Illnesses
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2018
Here we present a tandem mass spectrometry-based protocol for the quantification of frequently used antibiotics in intensive care units, namely cefepime, meropenem, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, linezolid, and piperacillin.
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Solution Concentration and Dilution
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2020
The relative amount of a given solution component is known as its concentration. Often, though not always, a solution contains one component with a concentration that is significantly greater than that of all other components. This component is called the solvent and may be viewed as the medium in which the other components are dispersed or dissolved. Solutions in which water is the solvent are, of course, very common on our planet. A solution in which water is the solvent is called an aqueous...
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Twofold steps create a structured concentration range that shows how bacterial growth changes as antibiotic exposure decreases. This graded design supports quantitative comparison between antibiotics or bacterial isolates rather than relying only on a single exposure level. The resulting pattern helps researchers identify differences in antimicrobial activity and relate them to susceptibility or resistance.
The minimum inhibitory concentration, or MIC, is assigned to the lowest antibiotic concentration without visible bacterial growth. Dilutions above that point may also lack visible growth, whereas lower concentrations permit growth. Comparing MIC values across organisms or treatments provides a quantitative way to assess relative susceptibility and changes in antibiotic effectiveness.
A standardized bacterial suspension helps ensure that differences in visible growth reflect antibiotic concentration rather than major variation in the amount of bacteria introduced. Defined incubation conditions provide a consistent setting for growth assessment. Together, these conditions improve comparability among dilution series, bacterial isolates, and experiments examining antimicrobial activity.
The workflow begins by preparing an antibiotic dilution series in broth, commonly using twofold concentration changes. A standardized bacterial suspension is then introduced into the dilution conditions, followed by incubation under defined conditions. After incubation, visible growth is assessed across the series, and the lowest concentration without visible growth is recorded as the MIC.
MIC measurements provide a concentration-based comparison of antimicrobial activity. An antibiotic requiring a lower concentration to prevent visible growth shows greater activity under the tested conditions than one requiring a higher concentration. Similarly, comparing organisms can reveal relative susceptibility or resistance, while repeated measurements can help characterize changes in activity.
In infection research, the method supports evaluation of treatment combinations, characterization of susceptible and resistant organisms, and monitoring of changes in antimicrobial activity. Its quantitative measurements also contribute to infection-control studies and therapeutic decision-making. By linking antibiotic concentration with bacterial growth, the assay supplies experimental evidence for comparing treatment responses.