The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung
... past decade57. Of note, the role of PVL in the pathogenesis of pneumonia is controversial, and its expression might instead be a USA300 genotype marker that commonly assorts with as yet unknown virulence factors that facili‑ tate pneumonia in virus-infected hosts58. S. pyogenes was absent as a secon ...
... past decade57. Of note, the role of PVL in the pathogenesis of pneumonia is controversial, and its expression might instead be a USA300 genotype marker that commonly assorts with as yet unknown virulence factors that facili‑ tate pneumonia in virus-infected hosts58. S. pyogenes was absent as a secon ...
Chapter 12
... • Epifauna live on the surface of the sea floor. • Infauna live buried in sediments. • Nektobenthos swim or crawl through water above the seafloor. • Benthos are most abundant in shallower water. • Many live in perpetual darkness, coldness, and stillness. ...
... • Epifauna live on the surface of the sea floor. • Infauna live buried in sediments. • Nektobenthos swim or crawl through water above the seafloor. • Benthos are most abundant in shallower water. • Many live in perpetual darkness, coldness, and stillness. ...
Microbiology Abstracts 1 Judges, please do NOT pre
... Have you ever wondered whether hand sanitizer really does kill 99.99% of bacteria? Almost all hand sanitizer brands claim that their hand sanitizer can kill 99.99% of bacteria. One bacteria called Staphylococcus was difficult to kill until 1928 when Alexander Fleming found that Penicillium, a mold t ...
... Have you ever wondered whether hand sanitizer really does kill 99.99% of bacteria? Almost all hand sanitizer brands claim that their hand sanitizer can kill 99.99% of bacteria. One bacteria called Staphylococcus was difficult to kill until 1928 when Alexander Fleming found that Penicillium, a mold t ...
Submission - Inquiry into Australia`s Urban Water Management
... that time, the sewage treatment system has been upgraded to tertiary treatment with a high level of effluent recycling. The seagrass meadows around Green Island still persist, which Udy et al. (1999) attribute to increased nutrient availability from mainland runoff, but could ...
... that time, the sewage treatment system has been upgraded to tertiary treatment with a high level of effluent recycling. The seagrass meadows around Green Island still persist, which Udy et al. (1999) attribute to increased nutrient availability from mainland runoff, but could ...
... Microorganisms are thought to be responsible for over half the biomass on the planet, with a substantial fraction of them in the subsurface. Some microorganisms are known to be able to exist in extreme conditions and have been found in the subsurface at depths greater than 3km and can therefore pote ...
3. Biological method (experimental infection)
... arranged in loose clumps, with clear spaces in between giving a 'thumb print' appearance. Freshly isolated strains of Bord. pertussis have fimbriae. It is Gram negative. Bipolar metachromatic granules may be demonstrated on staining with toluidine blue. Cultural characteristics: It is aerobic. No gr ...
... arranged in loose clumps, with clear spaces in between giving a 'thumb print' appearance. Freshly isolated strains of Bord. pertussis have fimbriae. It is Gram negative. Bipolar metachromatic granules may be demonstrated on staining with toluidine blue. Cultural characteristics: It is aerobic. No gr ...
What Changes in the Carbonate System, Oxygen, and Temperature
... Carbonate chemistry (pH, pCO2 and saturation state). Ocean acidification refers to long-term changes in seawater chemistry such as reductions in pH and carbonate mineral saturation state caused primarily by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Such carbonate chemistry changes have wide ...
... Carbonate chemistry (pH, pCO2 and saturation state). Ocean acidification refers to long-term changes in seawater chemistry such as reductions in pH and carbonate mineral saturation state caused primarily by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Such carbonate chemistry changes have wide ...
Appendix XV: Microbial Food Cultures Including Probiotics
... • Enhancing stability or promotion of recovery of commensal microbiota when perturbed • Modulation of host gene expression • Reduction of pathogen adhesion • Modulation of gut microbiota population Complicating the issue is the paucity of information on the role of the food matrix on probiotic physi ...
... • Enhancing stability or promotion of recovery of commensal microbiota when perturbed • Modulation of host gene expression • Reduction of pathogen adhesion • Modulation of gut microbiota population Complicating the issue is the paucity of information on the role of the food matrix on probiotic physi ...
Changes in the composition and diversity of the bacterial microbiota
... The resident microbiota of three oyster species (Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea sikamea) was characterised using a high-throughput sequencing approach (pyrosequencing) that was based on the V3–V5 regions of the 16S rRNA gene. We analysed the changes in the bacterial comm ...
... The resident microbiota of three oyster species (Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea sikamea) was characterised using a high-throughput sequencing approach (pyrosequencing) that was based on the V3–V5 regions of the 16S rRNA gene. We analysed the changes in the bacterial comm ...
Medical Microbiology Core Competencies and Knowledge
... 3. Describe the components of the non-specific second-line defenses of the body and their function as a barrier to disease. 4. Compare and contrast true pathogens and opportunistic pathogens. 5. Explain the difference between a toxigenic and an invasive pathogen. 6. Compare and contrast exotoxins an ...
... 3. Describe the components of the non-specific second-line defenses of the body and their function as a barrier to disease. 4. Compare and contrast true pathogens and opportunistic pathogens. 5. Explain the difference between a toxigenic and an invasive pathogen. 6. Compare and contrast exotoxins an ...
Protists and Fungi
... which means “false foot,” is a temporary extension of cytoplasm and plasma membrane that helps protozoa move and feed. To form a pseudopod, the cell cytoplasm flows outward, forming a bulge. This bulge spreads, anchors itself to the surface it is on, and pulls the rest of the cell toward it. Pseudop ...
... which means “false foot,” is a temporary extension of cytoplasm and plasma membrane that helps protozoa move and feed. To form a pseudopod, the cell cytoplasm flows outward, forming a bulge. This bulge spreads, anchors itself to the surface it is on, and pulls the rest of the cell toward it. Pseudop ...
Dinoflagellates
... Dinoflagellates are unicellular, flagellated protists – The first modern dinoflagellate was described by Baker in 1753 – The dinoflagellates were first defined by Otto Bütschli in 1885 as the flagellate order Dinoflagellida. Botanists treated them as a division of algae, named Pyrrhophyta after the ...
... Dinoflagellates are unicellular, flagellated protists – The first modern dinoflagellate was described by Baker in 1753 – The dinoflagellates were first defined by Otto Bütschli in 1885 as the flagellate order Dinoflagellida. Botanists treated them as a division of algae, named Pyrrhophyta after the ...
Chapter I Deep-sea ecosystems: their functioning and biodiversity
... within these slopes and deep basins are other geological structures (Figure 1.1 ), including mid-ocean ridges, canyons, seamounts, cold-water coral reefs, hydrothermal vents, methane seeps, mud volcanoes, faults and trenches, which support unique microbiological and faunal communities. The exact cov ...
... within these slopes and deep basins are other geological structures (Figure 1.1 ), including mid-ocean ridges, canyons, seamounts, cold-water coral reefs, hydrothermal vents, methane seeps, mud volcanoes, faults and trenches, which support unique microbiological and faunal communities. The exact cov ...
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... fundamental ideas are discovered opposed to the usage of microbiological principles to solve larger questions. Examples of Pasteur's basic science contributions are his work showing that fermentation was mediated by microorganisms and the preferential metabolism of particular optical isomers by micr ...
... fundamental ideas are discovered opposed to the usage of microbiological principles to solve larger questions. Examples of Pasteur's basic science contributions are his work showing that fermentation was mediated by microorganisms and the preferential metabolism of particular optical isomers by micr ...
Title of SMI goes here - Public Health England
... opportunity to rapidly and cost-effectively identify bacteria, most yeast species as well as some genera of filamentous fungi in comparison with the more traditional techniques3. Any identification should be considered alongside other phenotypic information that is available. ...
... opportunity to rapidly and cost-effectively identify bacteria, most yeast species as well as some genera of filamentous fungi in comparison with the more traditional techniques3. Any identification should be considered alongside other phenotypic information that is available. ...
3. deep-sea ecosystems: pristine biodiversity reservoir and
... THE DEEP SEA is the largest ecosystem on Earth, with approximately 50% of the surface of the Earth covered by ocean more than 3,000 metres deep. It supports one of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet, but remains one of the least studied ecosystems because of its remoteness and the ...
... THE DEEP SEA is the largest ecosystem on Earth, with approximately 50% of the surface of the Earth covered by ocean more than 3,000 metres deep. It supports one of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet, but remains one of the least studied ecosystems because of its remoteness and the ...
Vie Milieu
... of reactions through genes that are located in the lux operon (Nealson et al. 1981, Nealson & Hastings 1979, Nealson et al. 1970). In squid-Vibrio mutualisms, symbionts are housed in a bi-lobed or round light organ (Nishiguchi et al. 2004) and luminescence production is controlled by the host in a b ...
... of reactions through genes that are located in the lux operon (Nealson et al. 1981, Nealson & Hastings 1979, Nealson et al. 1970). In squid-Vibrio mutualisms, symbionts are housed in a bi-lobed or round light organ (Nishiguchi et al. 2004) and luminescence production is controlled by the host in a b ...
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... MDR strains. These isolates showed high level of resistance against cefotaxime (78.6%), gentamicin (63%), and ofloxacin (70%), which was in harmony with the previous study that reported resistance of 90.5% to cefotaxime, 89% to gentamicin, and 65.8% to ciprofloxacin (Coudron, 2005). High level of dr ...
... MDR strains. These isolates showed high level of resistance against cefotaxime (78.6%), gentamicin (63%), and ofloxacin (70%), which was in harmony with the previous study that reported resistance of 90.5% to cefotaxime, 89% to gentamicin, and 65.8% to ciprofloxacin (Coudron, 2005). High level of dr ...
Influence of bacterial uptake on deep
... (0 – 400 m depth) is well described by an e-folding time for the decay of the semilabile DOC of about 0.5 yr. Due to the short timescale for the decomposition of semilabile DOC into DIC they find that the deep-sea semilabile DOC concentration is only about 1 mM in the deep ocean with a maximum of ab ...
... (0 – 400 m depth) is well described by an e-folding time for the decay of the semilabile DOC of about 0.5 yr. Due to the short timescale for the decomposition of semilabile DOC into DIC they find that the deep-sea semilabile DOC concentration is only about 1 mM in the deep ocean with a maximum of ab ...
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 13e (Madigan, et al
... Answer: Answers will vary, but a theme should be the lack of powerful microscopy tools. 4) List three contributions of Ferdinand Cohn to the development of microbiology. Answer: Answers could possibly include: founding bacteriology as a separate science, studying Beggiatoa, discovering the genus Bac ...
... Answer: Answers will vary, but a theme should be the lack of powerful microscopy tools. 4) List three contributions of Ferdinand Cohn to the development of microbiology. Answer: Answers could possibly include: founding bacteriology as a separate science, studying Beggiatoa, discovering the genus Bac ...
The Mechanics of Antimicrobial Resistance
... Transduction is the process by which viruses that prey upon bacteria, known as bacteriophages, can transmit genetic material from one organism to another. It is similar to the way mosquitos transmit disease from animal to animal. However, while the mosquito is a passive carrier, bacteriophages are m ...
... Transduction is the process by which viruses that prey upon bacteria, known as bacteriophages, can transmit genetic material from one organism to another. It is similar to the way mosquitos transmit disease from animal to animal. However, while the mosquito is a passive carrier, bacteriophages are m ...
Marine Science - USF Office of Graduate Studies
... Physical oceanography involves the study of water movement in the ocean. Energy is introduced to the ocean through wind and solar heating, and these combine with the rotation of the Earth and gravitational effects to drive ocean circulation, tides, and waves. Our physical oc ...
... Physical oceanography involves the study of water movement in the ocean. Energy is introduced to the ocean through wind and solar heating, and these combine with the rotation of the Earth and gravitational effects to drive ocean circulation, tides, and waves. Our physical oc ...
How Ecosystems Work Section 3
... weeds quickly grow and cover the abandoned land. • Over time, taller plants, such as perennial grasses, shrubs, and trees take over the area. ...
... weeds quickly grow and cover the abandoned land. • Over time, taller plants, such as perennial grasses, shrubs, and trees take over the area. ...
RATE AND PATTERN OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN
... bacterium’s ability to mutate rapidly and spontaneously during therapy19. Similar observations were made in other low-and middle-income settings as well as highincome countries for Enterobacter spp, Klebisella spp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa20-22. Reasons for the high resistance rate observed in this ...
... bacterium’s ability to mutate rapidly and spontaneously during therapy19. Similar observations were made in other low-and middle-income settings as well as highincome countries for Enterobacter spp, Klebisella spp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa20-22. Reasons for the high resistance rate observed in this ...