Cultivation of unculturable soil bacteria Despite the abundance of bacterial species in soil, more than 99% of these species cannot be cultured by traditional techniques. In addition, the less than 1% of bacteria that...
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Latest Research Tuberculosis: September 2021
Tuberculosis and poverty To examine whether the historical link between tuberculosis and poverty still exists. DESIGN–Retrospective study examining the notifications of all forms of tuberculosis by council ward over a six year period and...
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Latest Research News on Pathogenic Bacteria
Iron Metabolism in Pathogenic Bacteria The ability of pathogens to obtain iron from transferrins, ferritin, hemoglobin, and other iron-containing proteins of their host is central to whether they live or die. To combat invading...
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Latest Research on Antibiotic Resistance: Jan – 2020
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria in biofilms Bacteria that adhere to implanted medical devices or damaged tissue can encase themselves during a hydrated matrix of polysaccharide and protein, and form a slimy layer referred to...
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Latest Research on Chromobacterium: Jan – 2020
Autotoxic antibiotic production by a marine Chromobacterium An antibiotic-producing Chromobacter was isolated from a sea-water sample from the North Pacific Gyre. The bacterium produces 3 bromine-containing metabolites: tetrabromopyrrole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′, 5′-dibromophenyl)-3, 4, 5-tribromopyrrole, and hexabromo-2,...
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Latest Research News on Fermentation: Jan – 2020
Solid-state fermentation Solid-state fermentation has emerged as a possible technology for the assembly of microbial products like feed, fuel, food, industrial chemicals and pharmaceutical products. Its application in bioprocesses like bioleaching, biobeneficiation, bioremediation, biopulping,...
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Latest News on Fungicides Research: Jan – 2020
The strobilurin fungicides Strobilurins are one among the foremost important classes of agricultural fungicide. Their invention was inspired by a gaggle of fungicidally active natural products. The outstanding benefits they deliver are currently being...
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News Update News on Intestinal Microflora Research: Jan – 2020
Intestinal microflora in early infancy: composition and development The neonatal intestinal microbiota may be a complex ecosystem composed of various genera, species and strains of bacteria. This enormous cell mass performs a spread of...
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Latest Research News on Bacterial Pathogens: Dec – 2019
Microbial Minimalism: Genome Reduction in Bacterial Pathogens When bacterial lineages make the transition from free-living or facultatively parasitic life cycles to permanent associations with hosts, they undergo a serious loss of genes and DNA....
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Latest Research News on Prevalence of Hepatitis: Dec – 2019
The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 1988 through 1994 BACKGROUND: Because many persons with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are asymptomatic, population-based serologic studies are needed to estimate...
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