Abstract: Assays and methods for detecting resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics including detection of multiple ?-lactamase family specific gene targets by polymerase chain reaction or microarray. One or more kits including primers and/or probes for identification of ?-lactamase genes selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: MOX-like, FOX-like, ACC-like, ACT/MIR-like, CMY-2-like, DHA-like, CTX-M-14-like, CTX-M-15-like, VIM-like, NDM-like, IMP-like, KPC-like, and OXA-48-like, OXA-51-like, OXA-143-like, OXA-58-like, OXA-23-like, OXA-24/40-like, TEM-like, and SHV-like. A kit may also include one or more primers and/or probes for the identification a non-beta lactamase gene family which confers antibiotic resistance, such as the MCR-1 gene.

Abstract: A structural frame component for use in a gas turbine engine having an outer casing includes an annular inner central hub, a plurality of circumferentially-spaced struts attached at their inner ends to the inner central hub and extending therefrom toward the outer casing of the engine, and an attachment ring including an annular member and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced clevises attached to the annular member and extending radially inwardly therefrom. The annular member encircles and is spaced radially outwardly from the outer ends of the struts and is releasably attached to the flanges on the turbine casings. Each clevis is releasably attached to the outer end of a respective one of the struts.