Which of the premier institutes of India has developed a novel platform to test drug sensitivity in bacteria?
A. AIIMS Delhi
B. IIT Delhi
C. IISc Banglore
D. IISER Kolkata
Answer:B
Which of the premier institutes of India has developed a novel platform to test drug sensitivity in bacteria?
A. AIIMS Delhi B. IIT Delhi C. IISc Banglore D. IISER Kolkata
Explanation: A two-member team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has used a novel method to culture bacteria and determine its growth at much lower concentration in relatively less time — four–six hours. E. coli and S. aureus bacteria were studied. Currently available clinical methods require more than 10 hours to culture and observe the growth of pathogenic bacteria and a higher bacterial concentration for laboratory confirmation.