elements. Decomposition microbiology can be divided into two fields of interest, namely the decomposition of plant materials and the decomposition of cadavers...

periods of dormancy. One can differentiate abiotic decomposition from biotic decomposition (biodegradation). The former means "the degradation of a substance...

impede decomposition as it will limit the function of microorganisms. The pH of the soil will also be a factor when it comes the rate of decomposition, as...

acids cysteine and methionine undergo bacterial decomposition to yield: ammonia thiols (decomposition gases known for their foul odours) pyruvic acid...

Decomposers are organisms that break down organic matter and release the nutrients into the environment around them. Decomposition is a chemical process...

Reported scientific interest in the manufacturing of gas produced by the natural decomposition of organic matter dates from the 17th century, when Robert...

research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics. A professor of biochemistry...

community of species associated with decaying remains after the death of an organism. The process of decomposition is complex. Microbes decompose cadavers...

present on Earth, the process of decomposition would have proceeded much slower. Various factors impact the decomposition of organic matter including its...

microbiology is a branch of microbiology dealing with plant-associated microbes and plant and animal diseases. It also deals with the microbiology of...

positively or negatively prime SOM decomposition. Soil carbon Nutrient cycle Soil chemistry Soil biology Environmental microbiology Microbial biodegradation Bird...

distances. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is considered to be one of the fathers of microbiology. He was the first in 1673 to discover and conduct scientific...

stages of the nutrient cycle by recycling nutrients and the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere. The nutrient cycle includes the decomposition of dead...

bacterium of the genus Clostridium. First described by Klein in 1899, it was noted to be the most prominent bacteria during human decomposition; historically...

biology plays a vital role in determining many soil characteristics. The decomposition of organic matter by soil organisms has an immense influence on soil fertility...

rates of decomposition and soil organic matter turnover, impacting ecosystem productivity. When colonizing a new environment, the population of a saprotrophic...

Microbial ecology (or environmental microbiology) is the ecology of microorganisms: their relationship with one another and with their environment. It...

molecule is formed for every two equivalents of NaHCO3). Additionally, in the absence of acid, thermal decomposition of sodium bicarbonate also produces sodium...

episome. Lack of recA decreases the possibility of unwanted restriction of the DNA of interest and lack of endA inhibit plasmid DNA decomposition. Thus, JM109...

creating a pulse of nutrients that become available.: 280  Decomposition rates are low under very wet or very dry conditions. Decomposition rates are highest...

specific cell types derived from plants or animals, and those used for microbiological culture, which are used for growing microorganisms such as bacteria...

nutrient cycling. They contribute to the transformation of ammonia derived from organic matter decomposition or fertilizers into nitrite, which subsequently serves...

of knowledge units in the memory of an individual Priming (microbiology), the effect that nutrients have on the rate of organic matter decomposition....

practice, hydrogen peroxide will undergo potentially explosive thermal decomposition if heated to this temperature. It may be safely distilled at lower temperatures...

monitored process with measured inputs of water, air, and carbon- and nitrogen-rich materials. The decomposition process is aided by shredding the plant...

generated by the microbial decomposition of organics, leading to the electrolysis of water or methane production. A complete reversal of the MFC principle is...

Bacteria Anaerobic Bacteria and Anaerobic Bacteria in the decomposition (stabilization) of organic matter. Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine...

Polycaprolactone and polycaprolactone-starch composites decompose slower, but the starch content accelerates decomposition by leaving behind a porous, high surface area...

the rate of key ecosystem processes, including primary production and decomposition. Human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, use of artificial...

either as mushrooms or as molds. Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and have fundamental roles in nutrient cycling and exchange...