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Creighton University

Christine C Sanders

Doyle E Chastain

W Eugene Sanders, Jr

Nancy D Hanson

Anton F Ehrhardt

Oliognucleotide primers are provided that are specific for nucleic acid characteristic of certain beta-lactamases. The primers can be employed in methods to identify nucleic acid characteristic of family-specific beta-lactamase enzymes in samples, and particularly, in clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria.

Primers for use in detecting beta-lactamases

Bacteria, fungi, or yeast are treated in their habitat with lethal concentrations of limonen-10-ol.

Using limonen-10-ol to kill bacteria, yeast, and fungi

A method of killing yeast and fungi which comprises treating the yeast and fungi with a toxic amount of carveol.

Method of killing yeast and fungi with carveol

A method of killing yeast or fungi which comprises treating the yeast or fungi with a toxic amount of dihydrocarveol.

Method of killing yeast or fungi with dihydrocarveol

A method of killing yeast or fungi which comprises treating the yeast or fungi with a toxic amount of dihydrocarvone.

Method of killing yeast or fungi with dihydrocarvone

MENTH-1-EN-9-OL kills bacteria, yeasts, and fungi by lysing the cell membrane of the organism.

Using menth-1-en-9-ol to kill bacteria, yeast, and fungi

A process for producing a stable, bactericidal and fungicidal composition which consists essentially of bubbling air or oxygen into limonene, to produce an oxidized limonene having a rapid bactericidal activity as evidenced by the capability of killing substantially all of the bacteria in a suitable culture medium inoculated with 10.sup.6 colony forming units of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 per ml. of said broth, containing not more than 0.06 ml of said oxidized limonene per ml. of said broth and incubated at 37.degree. C. in air for 60 minutes.

Process of producing reference bactericidal endpoint (RBE) limonene

A process for producing a stable, bactericidal and fungicidal composition which consists essentially of bubbling air or oxygen into limonene, to produce an oxidized limonene having a rapid bactericidal activity as evidenced by the capability of killing at least 99.99% of the bacteria in a suitable culture medium inoculated with 10.sup.6 colony forming units of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 per ml.

Process for producing reference bactericidal endpoint (RBE) limonene

A broad spectrum bactericide, which is bactericidal to bacteria and yeasts in bactericidal concentrations, is perillyl alcohol. Also a method of killing bacteria includes the treatment of bacteria with bactericidal concentrations of perillyl alcohol. The bacteria are selected from a goup consisting of Staphylococcus, Billus, Enterobacteriaceae, Streptococcus, Xanthomonas, and Mycobacteria. Also yeasts may be killed by treatment thereof with bactericidal concentrations of perillyl alcohol.

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Omaha, NE, United States of America

Christine C Sanders