Abstract: Insect inhibitory compositions comprising certain Chryseobacterium organisms, compositions and compounds derived from Chryseobacterium organisms, methods of using the compositions to inhibit insects that are injurious to humans, animals, and plants, and methods of making the compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are biofilm inhibitors obtained from marine microbial derived natural product extracts from Streptomyces gandocaensis, resulting in biofilm inhibitors, cahuitamycins. Also provided are mutant S. gandocaensis, methods of inhibiting biofilm formation, methods of producing, or increasing the production of, cahuitamycins, methods for synthesizing cahuitamycins, and methods of purifying cahuitamycins.

Abstract: An illuminated surgical tray apparatus for the facilitated viewing and selection of thin fibrous surgical materials, such as sutures and related instruments, during a surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a light source, viewing lens and optically colored contrasting disclosure field or background for enhancing the visibility of the objects positioned within the interior of the apparatus. The surgical tray apparatus further possesses a substantially air, water and steam-tight, fireproof light construction, together with curved edges and corners to facilitate sterilization of the overall device and shrink wrapping thereof to maintain its sterilized nature.