A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence...
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metamorphic rocks. Space within these rocks provide protection for microorganisms against some (but not all) of these conditions: i.e., protection from...
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Effective microorganisms (EM) are various blends of common predominantly anaerobic microorganisms in a carbohydrate-rich liquid carrier substrate (molasses...
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Marine microorganisms are defined by their habitat as microorganisms living in a marine environment, that is, in the saltwater of a sea or ocean or the...
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Sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) or sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) are a group composed of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfate-reducing...
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Microorganisms is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal that covers various areas of microbiological research, including microbial taxonomy, molecular...
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Aerobic organism (redirect from Aerobic microorganisms)
electron acceptor. In July 2020, marine biologists reported that aerobic microorganisms (mainly), in "quasi-suspended animation", were found in organically...
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Germ theory of disease (redirect from Diseases caused by microorganisms)
currently accepted scientific theory for many diseases. It states that microorganisms known as pathogens or "germs" can cause disease. These small organisms...
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Nitrogen fixation (redirect from Nitrogen fixing microorganism)
sequencing can distinguish which protein complex is present in the microorganism and potentially being expressed. Most frequently, the nifH gene is used...
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Aeroplankton (redirect from Airborne microorganism)
Additionally, microorganisms are swept into the air from terrestrial dust storms, and an even larger amount of airborne marine microorganisms are propelled...
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Budapest Treaty (redirect from Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure)
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, or Budapest Treaty, is an international...
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Anaerobic organism (redirect from Anaerobic microorganism)
had become quite anaerobic due to consumption of oxygen by aerobic microorganisms. In 1913, Martinus Beijerinck repeated Van Leeuwenhoek's experiment...
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Pathogen (redirect from Germ (microorganism))
1880s. Typically, the term pathogen is used to describe an infectious microorganism or agent, such as a virus, bacterium, protozoan, prion, viroid, or fungus...
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Soil microbiology (redirect from Soil microorganisms)
Soil microbiology is the study of microorganisms in soil, their functions, and how they affect soil properties. It is believed that between two and four...
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Plankton (redirect from Oceanic microorganism)
plant spores, pollen and wind-scattered seeds. They may also include microorganisms swept into the air from terrestrial dust storms and oceanic plankton...
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(bíos) 'life' and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting...
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The Monod equation is a mathematical model for the growth of microorganisms. It is named for Jacques Monod (1910–1976, a French biochemist, Nobel Prize...
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liquid, or semi-solid designed to support the growth of a population of microorganisms or cells via the process of cell proliferation or small plants like...
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Unicellular organism (redirect from Eukaryotic microorganism)
unicellular organisms are of microscopic size and are thus classified as microorganisms. However, some unicellular protists and bacteria are macroscopic and...
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plasmids that were found and isolated from a certain microorganism by means of culturing isolated microorganism and investigating the plasmids it possesses or...
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Cyborg (redirect from Cyborg microorganism)
bacteria Bacillus cereus with gold nanoparticles, being the first to use a microorganism to make an electronic device and presumably the first cyborg bacteria...
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p. 9. Retrieved October 30, 2021. Smil, Vaclav (2019). Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities. The MIT Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-262-04283-3. "An Act...
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Microbial metabolism (redirect from Heterotrophic microorganism)
for the bodily decay of all organisms after death. Many eukaryotic microorganisms are heterotrophic by predation or parasitism, properties also found...
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Many fungi and microorganisms have been domesticated by humans for use in food production, medicine, and research. The following is a list of domesticated...
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tools in molecular biology. The term culture can also refer to the microorganisms being grown. Microbial cultures are used to determine the type of organism...
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Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM) is a culture collection of microorganisms in Japan. It is a semi-governmental collection maintained by RIKEN BioResource...
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antibiotics (such as penicillin) are those produced naturally (by one microorganism fighting another), whereas non-antibiotic antibacterials (such as sulfonamides...
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delay an accurate diagnosis and prolong suffering. The most common microorganism associated with vertebral osteomyelitis is the bacteria staphylococcus...
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media to favor the growth of a particular microorganism over others, enriching a sample for the microorganism of interest. This is generally done by introducing...
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is an organic agricultural method that takes advantage of indigenous microorganisms (IMO) (bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protozoa) to produce rich soil...
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