Citations with the tag: BACTERIA
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- Overview of pulmonary alveolar macrophage renewal in normal rats andduring different pathological processes
Masse, R.; Fritsch, P. // Environmental Health Perspectives; Jul1992, Vol. 97, p59No abstract available.
- Proctodeal gland foam enhances competitive fertilization in domesticJapanese quail
Hickman, Andrew R.; Cheng, Kimberly M.; McIntyre, Roy F. // Auk (American Ornithologists Union); Apr1989, Vol. 106 Issue 2, p286No abstract available.
- Role of the proctodeal gland foam of male Japanese quail in natural copulations
Nichols, Cathleen R.; Cheng, Kimberly M.; Hickman, Andrew R. // Auk (American Ornithologists Union); Apr1989, Vol. 106 Issue 2, p279No abstract available.
- `Friendly' microbes.
Nichols, Cathleen R.; Cheng, Kimberly M.; Hickman, Andrew R. // FDA Consumer; May85, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p24Many microorganisms live invisibly harmoniously with the human world and are a necessary part of a healthy ecology. Article describes helpful bacteria and their uses.
- Bacterial use of dissolved organic carbon from Carolina bays
Leff, Laura G.; McArthur, J. Vaun; Burch, Jarrett L. // American Midland Naturalist; Oct1991, Vol. 126 Issue 2, p308No abstract available.
- Bugs on the job.
Leff, Laura G.; McArthur, J. Vaun; Burch, Jarrett L. // NZ Business; Feb98, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p8Provides information on the use of microbes that feed on clay nutrients, to reduce the cost of building and continually grading shingle roads across the country of New Zealand. Views from Peter Spencer, Road Technologies NZ managing director; What microbes produce; Information on the use of...
- Battling the super bugs!
Reiss, Penny J.; Cerrato, Paul L. // RN; Mar96, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p36Reports that the infections and diseases of the microbes, commonly called superbugs, are resistant to antibiotics. Treatment of the microbes and other diseases; Guidelines offered by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. INSETS: CE.;Proper hand-washing technique: A refresher course..
- BACTERIA BUILDERS.
Williams, David B. // Science World; 3/31/2008, Vol. 64 Issue 12, p7The article focuses on a report by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that thermophile bacteria that thrive in hot springs are necessary for travertine production at the Yellowstone National Park.
- SLIMY BLOBS.
Norlander, Britt // Science World; 11/9/2009, Vol. 66 Issue 5/6, p25The article reports on jelly bombs which are produced by bacteria living together on Storr's Lake in San Salvador Island, Bahamas.
- Abundance and activity of N{sub}2-fixing bacteria in decaying wood
Hendrickson, O. Q. // Canadian Journal of Forest Research; Sep1991, Vol. 21 Issue 9, p1299No abstract available.
- In praise of wooden cutting boards.
Hendrickson, O. Q. // Consumer Reports on Health; Apr93, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p37Reports on bacteria that thrive on plastic cutting boards and not on wooden ones. University of Wisconsin study; Speculations on why germs disappear on wooden boards.
- A cave with a cold?
Stuckey, Scott // National Geographic World; Jun98, Issue 274, p6Reports on the discovery of a live bacteria that eats sulfur and drips acid. Where this bacteria was found; Who discovered the bacteria; Benefits of this bacteria in the research of life-forms on other planets.
- Muddy microbes.
Kowalski, Kathiann M. // Odyssey; Jan98, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p10Describes an experiment to show how different microbes function in different ways. Materials needs; creation of a model home for muddy microbes; Safety precautions.
- Extremely extreme!
Miller, Steve // Odyssey; Jan98, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p17Discusses various facts about microbes. Includes activity of microbes deep below the Earth's surface; Role of microbes in the stomach; Microbes in strong salt solutions.
- Bacteria rule!
Feldman, Ruth Tenzer // Odyssey; Dec99, Vol. 8 Issue 9, p49Informs on the bacterium that lives in the hot spring of Yellowstone National Park called Thermus aquaticus.
- Trust your gut: `Bugs' you don't want to swat.
Siegel-Maier, Karen // Better Nutrition; Mar1998, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p16Presents information on friendly bacteria which play a key role in maintaining optimum health. Definition of probiotics; Reference to the bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus, as the most familiar to us; Results of studies conducted on this bacteria. INSET: Meet your bacterial friends.
- Metal ion immobilization by bacterial surfaces in freshwater environments
Beveridge, T. J.; Thompson, J. B.; Schultz-Lam, S. // Water Quality Research Journal of Canada; 1993, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p51No abstract available.
- Microscopic life unlike any other.
Spotts, Peter N. // Christian Science Monitor; 8/23/96, Vol. 88 Issue 189, p1Confirms that a single-cell bacteria called Methanococcos jannaschii is unlike any other life form on earth. Existence of the microbe in an environment with near-boiling temperatures and extreme pressures; Consumption of hydrogen, nitrogen and heavy metals; Deadly effect of oxygen on the...
- Microbes Discovered in Antarctic Ice.
Spotts, Peter N. // USA Today Magazine; Aug1999 NewsView, Vol. 128 Issue 2651, p14Reports on the discovery of teeming microbe colonies in Antarctica by a team of scientists in 1999.
- Aerobic transformation of short-chain alkylphenol polyethoxylates bymixed bacterial cultures
Giger, W.; Ahel, M.; Hrsak, D. // Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology; May1994, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p540No abstract available.
- Biochemical response of bacteria after short exposure to alkyltins
Liu, D.; Thomson, K. // Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology; Jan1986, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p60No abstract available.
- Dimethylmercury and dimethylmercury-sulfide of microbial origin in the biogeochemical cycle of Hg
Filippelli, M.; Parati, F.; Baldi, F. // Water, Air & Soil Pollution; Feb1995, Vol. 80 Issue 1-4, p805No abstract available.
- Involvement of bacteria in methylmercury formation in anaerobic lakewaters
Matilainen, T. // Water, Air & Soil Pollution; Feb1995, Vol. 80 Issue 1-4, p757No abstract available.
- Useless information.
Redshaw, Kerry // Bulletin with Newsweek; 3/7/95, Vol. 116 Issue 5960, p90Presents various information on bacteria. Includes the reproduction process of bacteria; Use of small pox as a warfare agent during the Indian rebellion in Canada in 1763-1764; Survival ability of bacteria when in dormant state as spores; Presence of helpful bacteria in human bodies.
- Antimicrobial activity in gorgonian corals (Coelenterata, Octocorallia)
Kim, K. // Coral Reefs; 1994, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p75No abstract available.
- Life on ice.
Svitil, Kathy A. // Discover; Oct98, Vol. 19 Issue 10, p38States that despite the frigidity of temperature in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, biologist have discovered a community of microbes clumped into temporary pockets of water several feet beneath the surface. Observation of temperature levels in freezing; Views of researchers concerning...
- Rapid reproduction.
Svitil, Kathy A. // Science Teacher; Apr93, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p12Reports on the selection of bacteria that reproduce in less than ten minutes by Rensselaer researchers. Use of computers to control feeding; Improving the efficiency of commercial processes that use microorganisms to create products; Aid in efforts to use microorganisms to treat wastes.
- Antibiotic resistant sulphite-reducing clostridia in soil and groundwater as indicator of manuring practices
Huysman, F.; van Renterghem, B.; Verstaete, W. // Water, Air & Soil Pollution; Aug1993, Vol. 69 Issue 3/4, p243No abstract available.
- Chromium-resistant microorganisms isolated from evaporation ponds ofa metal processing plant
Frankenberger, Jr., W. T.; Losi, M. E. // Water, Air & Soil Pollution; Apr1994, Vol. 74 Issue 3/4, p405No abstract available.
- Characterization of biofilms on corroded concrete surfaces in drinking water reservoirs
White, D. C.; Flemming, H.-C.; Stair, J. O.; Ringleberg, D. B.; Herb, S. // Water Science & Technology; 1995, Vol. 32 Issue 8, p141No abstract available.
- Influence of the microbial content of different precursory nuclei onthe anaerobic granulation dynamics
Leduc, R.; Costerton, J. W.; Guiot, S. R.; El-Mamouni, R. // Water Science & Technology; 1995, Vol. 32 Issue 8, p173No abstract available.
- Studies on the dynamics of immobilization of anaerobic bacteria on aplastic support
Ilangovan, K.; Noyola, A.; Meraz, M.; Monroy, O. // Water Science & Technology; 1995, Vol. 32 Issue 8, p243No abstract available.
- Search is on for `gold' bacteria.
Palmer, Douglas // New Scientist; 1/28/95, Vol. 145 Issue 1962, p19Reports the controversy regarding the existence of gold-encased bacteria on the surface of gold grains. Claims by an American scientist; His withdrawal later on; More convincing examples by a geologist in Australia.
- Can parks sell mother nature?
Whipple, Dan // Insight on the News; 12/08/97, Vol. 13 Issue 45, p41Focuses on research in microbes at the Yellowstone National Park. Comments from John Varley, chief scientist at Yellowstone; Information on the `bioprospecting agreement' between government and the park; Where bioprospecting agreements were pioneered.
- Life, Mars, the universe.
Whipple, Dan // Christian Science Monitor; 8/9/96, Vol. 88 Issue 179, p20Opinion. Comments on Washington's announcement of possible microbial life on Mars. Life discoveries attendant to human history; Congruence of the concept of universe and creation.
- 15 things we now know about the Martian microbes.
Malanowski, Jamie // Spy Magazine; Dec96 Holiday Issue, p53Focuses on the philosophical implications of the discovery of bacteria fossils found inside a potato-sized meteorite from Mars for people on Earth. Idea about what Martians must look like; Threat posed by Martians to Earthlings.
- Survival and recoverability of enteric bacteria exposed to the antarctic marine environment.
Smith, James J.; McFeters, Gordon A. // Antarctic Journal of the United States; 1993, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p120Examines the survival and recoverability of enteric bacteria exposed to the antarctic marine environment in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Correlation between cold temperatures and the survival of enteric bacteria; Physiological responses and recoverability an enteric bacterial indicator; Exposure...
- Palmer LTER: Bacterial exoprotease activity in the Antarctic Peninsula region during austral...
Christian, James R.; Karl, David M. // Antarctic Journal of the United States; 1993, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p221Presents the result of a study on bacterial exoprotease activity in the Antarctic Peninsula region conducted during the austral autumn of 1993. Data from the Palmer long-term ecological research (LTER) program; Measurement of leucine aminopeptidase activity.
- Hardy germ could survive on Mars.
Muir, Hazel // New Scientist; 11/20/2010, Vol. 208 Issue 2787, p01The article reports on research on the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans which was conducted by Lewis Dartnell of University College London and which found that the bacterium may be able to survive for a million years on the planet Mars.
- The secret language of bacteria.
Pennisi, Elizabeth // New Scientist; 9/16/95, Vol. 147 Issue 1995, 3 p30Reveals about how bacteria communicate and respond to external stimuli. Details of experiments conducted to understand the mode of bacterial communication; Focus on bacterial secretions, bacteriocins; Revelations on microbial emotions.
- The bugs that came out of the deep.
Pennisi, Elizabeth // New Statesman & Society; 10/27/95, Vol. 8 Issue 376, p38Reports on the discovery that bacteria have been living 1,000 meters below ground in basalt rocks under the Colombia river in the western United States.
- Eking out a life in the ice.
Rogers, Adam // Newsweek; 7/6/1998, Vol. 132 Issue 1, p62Reports on McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, which has an aggregate community of microbes living in an oasis of liquid water inside lake ice. The part-time existence of microbes; The lake-ice communities showing water does not have to be liquid to sustain life; Reference to the Galileo space...
- Genetic diversity and phylogeny of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacteria isolated from the phyllosphere of tropical crop plants.
P. Raja; D. Balachandar; S. Sundaram // Biology & Fertility of Soils; Oct2008, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p45Abstract Genetic diversity of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacteria belonging to the genus, Methylobacterium, was assessed using 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing, amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), and differential carbon-substrate utilization profile...
- Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Emerging human Pathogens?
Gerrard, John G.; McNevin, Samantha; Alfredson, David; Forgan-Smith, Ross; Fraser, Neil // Emerging Infectious Diseases; Feb2003, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p251Reports a case study of patients in Australia with soft tissue infections due to gram-negative insect bacilli Photorhabdus species. Information on the patients; Background on the pathogen; Conclusions.
- A crystal clear view.
Engel, Andreas // Nature; 11/19/1998, Vol. 396 Issue 6708, p221Focuses on the systems used by photosynthetic bacteria and microorganisms. Execution of the light-driven electron transfer across the photosynthetic membrane by pigment-protein complexes; Description of the atomic structure of the reaction center.
- Nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria in Lake Bonney.
Ward, Bess B.; Cockroft, Alix R. // Antarctic Journal of the United States; 1993, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p239Presents the result of a study on the nitrification and denitrification of bacteria in Lake Bonney, Antarctica. Depth distribution of bacterial abundance; Use of radiotracer assays for ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase in the nitrification of bacteria.
- Loneliest bug on Earth... has a friend.
Ward, Bess B.; Cockroft, Alix R. // New Scientist; 12/15/2012, Vol. 216 Issue 2895, p20The article discusses research by scientist Duane Moser and team on the discovery of the South African subsurface bacteria species Desulforudis audaxviator in deep boreholes near Death Valley, California.
- Some like it hot (and oily).
Parkes, John; Maxwell, James // Nature; 10/21/1993, Vol. 365 Issue 6448, p694Discusses the presence of hypothermophilic bacteria in production fluids emerging from oil reservoirs. Ways for bacteria to enter oil reservoirs; Presence of sulphate- and sulphur-reducing bacteria in the fluids.
- Bacterial Metabolism Different in Persisters.
Breindl, Anette // BioWorld Today; 3/18/2013, Vol. 24 Issue 51, Special section p2The article discusses research on bacterial persister metabolism, conducted by Ghent University researchers and published in the March 13, 2013 issue of "PLoS ONE" journal.
- coccobacilli.
Breindl, Anette // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p476An encyclopedia entry for the term "coccobacilli," which refers to bacilli which are short, thick and ovoid is presented.
