Laboratory items

The U.S. Naval Medical and Research Unit SOUTH is seeking laboratory items to conduct research tasks for the Bacteriology department. The items include various reagents, supplies, and equipment for running tests in different instruments. The research aims to understand the epidemiology and burden of gastrointestinal illness and associated enteropathogens in a traveler's population in Cusco, Peru. The items required include agar, mannose, Alsever's solution, skim milk, Mueller Hinton agar, PCR grade water, microamp 96 well reaction plates, and other laboratory supplies. • The research will focus on the epidemiology of enteric diseases and the development of effective countermeasures. • The laboratory items will be used to run tests in different instruments such as Phoenix and Maldi Biotyper. • The research will help understand the true incidence of disease and the clinical spectrum of disease in respect to etiology. • The items required are for a specific research project, and the quantities are specified. • The research will be conducted in Cusco, Peru, and will serve as a surrogate for deployed United States military personnel.