Citations with the tag: BACTERIAL growth
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- Multiplying microbes.
Allen, Laura // Scholastic SuperScience; Mar1998, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p8Outlines an activity aiming to examine the multiplication of microbes. Materials needed; Procedure; Facts about molds; Yeasts; Bacteria.
- The Mystery of Blood Falls.
Hulick, Kathryn // Odyssey; Sep2009, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p5The article focuses on the discovery of tiny microbes which live in total darkness and zero oxygen in Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.
- Multilaboratory Comparison of Growth Characteristics for Anaerobes, Using 5 Different Agar Media.
Roe, D.E.; Finegold, S.M.; Citron, D.M.; Goldstein, E.J.C.; Wexler, H.M.; Rosenblatt, J.E.; Cox, M.E.; Jenkins, S.G.; Hecht, D.W. // Clinical Infectious Diseases; 9/2/2002 Supplement 1, Vol. 35, pS36A multilaboratory study compared the growth of 30 fastidious anaerobes, using 5 different agar media: WilkinsChalgren (WC), WC with either whole or laked sheep blood, and Brucella supplemented with vitamin K[sub 1] and hemin and either laked or whole sheep blood. The media were compared for...
- Destroy dreaded bacteria growth by confusing it.
Peach, Laurie // Design News; 5/18/98, Vol. 54 Issue 10, p19Presents information on how to destroy and control the growth of bacteria. Details on the study conducted; Significance of chemical messages in modifying bacterial behavior.
- BATTLING biofilm.
Blecher, Michele // Materials Management in Health Care; Dec2001, Vol. 10 Issue 12, p22Focuses on the role of biofilms in bacterial growth at hospitals in the United States. List of potential infections; Devices susceptible to biofilms; Factors affecting the increase biofilm. INSET: CLEANING TIPS TO AVOID BIOFILM.
- Patients' Bath Basins May Serve as a Reservoir for Potential Sources of Infection.
Hoffman, Leslie A. // Critical Care Alert; Jun2009, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p22The article presents information about a study which assessed patients' bath basins as a potential collection point for bacterial colonization, and concludes that the basins may spread infection.
- No matter which setting you keep your refrigerator at, it will be cold enough...
Hoffman, Leslie A. // Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter; Oct93, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p3Provides information on stopping the multiplication of harmful bacteria in environments below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperature settings of refrigerators; Use of a refrigerator-freezer thermometer for accurate temperature readings.
- Since heating a food to a high internal temperature kills all harmful bacteria present, it's....
Hoffman, Leslie A. // Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter; Oct93, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p4Stresses the inability of cooking to eliminate the illness-causing toxins that bacteria produce. Bacterium staphylococcus as example; Chance for bacteria to multiply to point where they produce enough toxins to cause harm.
- Mayonnaise is one of the top carriers of illness-causing bacteria.
Hoffman, Leslie A. // Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter; Oct93, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p6Claims that mayonnaise may help to inhibit bacterial growth because of its high acid and salt content. Importance of refrigerating mayonnaise-containing salads and sandwiches; Slowing down but nonprevention of bacterial growth by acid environment.
- Cis-platinum: a new anticancer agent.
Williams, C.J.; Whitehouse, J.M.A. // British Medical Journal; 6/23/1979, Vol. 1 Issue 6179, p1689Investigates the efficacy of cis-platinum as an anticancer agent in Great Britain. Inhibition of electrical current between platinum encoders; Effect of platinum compounds on bacterial growth; Evaluation on the toxic effects of the drug.
- Recombineering: potential for generation of live attenuated bacterial strains.
Kumar, Subodh // Current Science (00113891); 2/10/2009, Vol. 96 Issue 3, p328A letter to the editor is presented regarding the utilization of recombineering technique in the generation live attenuated bacterial strains.
- The bacterial growth curve.
Paulton, Richard J.L. // Journal of Biological Education (Society of Biology); Summer91, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p92Deals with the observation and analysis of the bacterial growth curve, an experiment in introductory microbiology intended for undergraduate courses. Use of Beneckea natriegens as organism in the exercise; Conduct of subculture measurements; Phases of the growth curve.
- Studies of Microthrix parvicella in situ and in laboratory culture: production and use of specific antibodies.
Connery, N.; Thompson, A.S.; Patrick, S.; Larkin, M.J. // Water Science & Technology; 2002, Vol. 46 Issue 1/2, p115Studies the phylogeny of Microthrix parvicella to determine the rate of growth of this organism in pure culture. Development of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to detect and quantify M. parvicella; Detection of filaments in sludge.
- Prevention of Infection in the Treatment of One Thousand and Twenty-five Open Fractures of Long Bones.
Gustilo, Ramon B.; Anderson, John T.; Kaufman, John D.; Morris, Alan H.; Zuckerman, Joseph D. // Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume; Apr2002, Vol. 84 Issue 4, p682Provides tips for the prevention of patients with open fractures of long bones. Revelation of bacterial growth in the initial wound cultures; Assertion of the rate of infection; Suggestion of the intake of cephalosporin, the prophylactic antibiotic.
- Briny bacteria pose radiation risk.
Kiernan, Vincent // New Scientist; 9/07/96, Vol. 151 Issue 2046, p12Reports on the ability of bacteria that live deep in the ground at the site of an underground repository for nuclear waste to thrive in the presence of radioactive elements. Concerns on the possible role of the microorganisms to transport dangerous material to the outside world.
- SILVER COATING KILLS GERMS.
Stoppani, Jim // Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness; Sep2003, Vol. 64 Issue 9, p171Deals with the result of a study which determined the effect of silver powder coating on the surfaces of walls on bacterial growth.
- Anti-bacterial calculator.
Stoppani, Jim // Popular Electronics; Mar96, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p11Introduces Sharp Corporation's new calculator made of a material that contains agents that inhibit the growth of bacteria. Responding to consumers desire for cleanliness, health, safety, and comfort; Availability.
- Grow your own.
Cohen, Philip // New Scientist; 5/18/2002, Vol. 174 Issue 2343, p19Presents a technique of cultivating elusive bacteria. Placement of individual bacteria in a soft gel; Use of a permeable membrane; Simulation of the natural environment of the bacteria.
- Unique Growth Process Enables Disease Carriers.
Cohen, Philip // USA Today Magazine; Feb2012, Vol. 140 Issue 2801, p4The article reports on the discovery of a bacterial growth process that happens at a single end of the cell and can support the development of antibacterial strategies.
- Dynamics of formation of symmetrical patterns of chemotactic bacteria.
Budrene, Elena O.; Berg, Howard C. // Nature; 7/6/1995, Vol. 376 Issue 6535, p49Discusses the dynamics of formation of symmetrical patterns by chemotactic bacteria. Dependence of geometry on initial conditions; Appearance of patterns within a certain range of succinate concentrations; Effects of succinate concentration on bacterial growth and chemotaxis.
- Small intestinal motility disturbances and bacterial overgrowth in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Gunnarsdottir, Steingerdur Anna; Sadik, Riadh; Shev, Steven; Simrén, Magnus; Sjövall, Henrik; Stotzer, Per-Ove; Abrahamsson, Hasse; Olsson, Rolf; Björnsson, Einar S. // American Journal of Gastroenterology; Jun2003, Vol. 98 Issue 6, p1362: ObjectivesAltered small bowel motility and a high prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been observed in patients with liver cirrhosis. Our aim was to explore the relationship between motility abnormalities, portal hypertension, and SIBO.: MethodsTwenty-four patients...
- Is there any role for cAMP–CRP in carbon catabolite repression of the Escherichia coli lac operon? Reply from Görke and Stülke.
Görke, Boris; Stülke, Jörg // Nature Reviews Microbiology; Dec2008, Vol. 6 Issue 12, p954A response by Böris Görke and Jörg Stülke to a letter to the editor about their article "Carbon catabolite repression in bacteria: many ways to make the most out of nutrients" in the October 20, 2008 issue is presented.
- Is there any role for cAMP–CRP in carbon catabolite repression of the Escherichia coli lac operon?
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Nature Reviews Microbiology; Dec2008, Vol. 6 Issue 12, p954A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Carbon catabolite repression in bacteria: many ways to make the most out of nutrients," by Böris Görke and Jörg Stülke in the 2008 issue.
- echinate.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p717A definition of the medical term "echinate," which refers to a bacterial growth with toothed margins, is presented.
- echinulate.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p718A synonym for the medical term "echinulate," which means echinate, is presented.
- effuse.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p727A definition of the term "effuse," which pertains to the spreading of a bacterial growth, is presented.
- log phase.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p1361A definition of the term "log phase," which refers to a portion of bacterial growth rate in which reproduction is at en exponential rate, is presented.
- rickettsiostatic.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p2042A definition of the term "rickettsiostatic," which refers to preventing or slowing the growth of rickettsiae, is presented.
- scum.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p2089A definition of the term "scum" which refers to an interrupted pellicle of bacterial growth is presented.
- bacterial interference.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p229An encyclopedia entry for "bacterial interference," which refers to the limitation of the growth of one bacterium by another, is presented.
- bacteriostasis.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p230A definition of the term "bacteriostasis," which refers to the stoppage of bacterial growth, is presented.
- bacteristatic.
Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p230A definition of the term "bacteristatic," which refers to the inhibition of the growth of bacteria, is presented.
- The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Ocular Infections.
Zegans, Michael E.; Becker, Heidi I.; Budzik, Jonathan; O'Toole, George // DNA & Cell Biology; May2002, Vol. 21 Issue 5/6, p415There is increasing evidence that bacterial biofilms play a role in a variety of ocular infections. Bacterial growth is characterized as a biofilm when bacteria attach to a surface and/or to each other. This is distinguished from a planktonic or free-living mode of bacterial growth where these...
- Feast or famine in the deep sea, (Volume 25).
Morita, Richard Y // Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology; Apr99, Vol. 22 Issue 4/5, p540Focuses on the subject of famine in the deep sea which is related to the disciplines in oceonography. Physical features of deep sea; Chemical aspects of the deep sea in terms of the availability of energy for growth of microbes; Factors providing clue to the famine conditions of the region of...
- That extra touch.
Morita, Richard Y // Materials Management in Health Care; Sep2000, Vol. 9 Issue 9, p40Features Ioban 2 Antimicrobial Incise Drapes from 3M, a device used for preventing bacterial regrowth and migration in the United States. Assessment on the cost and effectiveness by the standardization committee; Evaluation on the post surgical infection rates by the infection control...
- Freezing kills potentially dangerous microorganisms.
Morita, Richard Y // Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter; Oct93, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p4Provides information on totally stopping the growth of foodborne bacteria. Effect of freezing; Heating of food to an appropriate internal temperature to kill bacteria; Keeping foods indefinitely in a well-maintained freezer for taste and texture quality.
- You cannot refreeze an item once it has thawed.
Morita, Richard Y // Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter; Oct93, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p4Provides information on refreezing foods that have thawed out. Safety in refreezing of foods thawed in the refrigerator; Reason for objection to microwave thawing.
- A label that contains the term smoked, vacuum-packed, or cured means the food...
Morita, Richard Y // Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter; Oct93, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p6Claims that the terms smoking, curing and vacuum-packing do not indicate safety in keeping foods in the pantry rather than in the refrigerator. Smoking and curing for enhancement of flavor; Need for dry-curing of food for removal of moisture needed for bacteria to thrive; Refrigeration a...
- Naturally healthy honey.
Morita, Richard Y // Victoria; Sep2002, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p38Provides information about honey. Health benefits of honey; Ability of honey to prevent bacterial growth; Efficacy of honey in treating hay fever.
- WEIRD WORLD.
Morita, Richard Y // Current Science; 1/5/2001, Vol. 86 Issue 9, p3Presents unusual discoveries in science as of January 5, 2001. Unidentified bacteria surviving above the Earth; Flight ride of a pig aboard the U.S. Airways from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Seattle, Washington.
- Day of the mutators.
Brookes, Martin // New Scientist; 02/14/98, Vol. 157 Issue 2121, p38Presents information on how bacteria seeks to survive in an environment which is constantly changing. Reference to the existence of Salmonella or Escherichia coli; On what bacteria depends to survive; Detailed information on bacteria and other living organisms. INSET: Restricted wandering.
- A slow bacterial growth curve exercise for laboratory classrooms.
Woeste, Steven; Demchick, Paul // Journal of Biological Education (Society of Biology); Summer96, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p91Presents a biology exercise for making bacterial growth curves for laboratory classrooms. Two methods of making growth curves of batch bacterial cultures; Materials and method; Advantages of the exercise over other method.
- Rapid enumeration of bacteria grown on surimi-based products by flow cytometry.
Endo, Hideaki; Nagano, Yoshiyuki; Ren, Huifeng; Hayashi, Tetsuhito // Fisheries Science; Oct2001, Vol. 67 Issue 5, p969A rapid method to enumerate bacteria adhered on a surimi-based product (kamaboko) by flow cytometry (FCM) is described. To remove Escherichia coli cells from the surface of kamaboko, ultrasonic energy was used. Almost all cells can be removed from kamaboko in 3 min with ultrasonic treatment....
- Phylogenetic and physiological characterization of a 'Nostocoida limicola'-like organism isolated from activated sludge.
Schade, M.; Beimfohr, C.; Lemmer, H. // Water Science & Technology; 2002, Vol. 46 Issue 1/2, p91Studies Nostocoida limicola-like organisms in order to determine their phylogenetic position and their physiological properties. 16S rDNA sequence; Nutritional requirements; Growth of Nostocoida limicola-like isolates in mineral salts solutions containing different carbon and nitrogen sources.
- `Gut feelings' reveal the true value, effectiveness of...
Dolby, Victoria // Better Nutrition; Aug96, Vol. 58 Issue 8, p24Focuses on the value and effectiveness of probiotics as supplements of beneficial bacteria and substances that support the growth of these bacteria. Some prevention and treatment tasks of probiotics; Results of the scientific studies conducted by Dr, Gary W. Elmer and colleagues at the...
- Butter spreads the secret of long life.
Coghlan, Andy // New Scientist; 11/01/97, Vol. 156 Issue 2106, p25Cites the findings of a study on why cream go rancid more quickly than butter. Inability of bacteria to grow and spread in butter; Possibility of altering food's structure to improve resistance to bacterial attack.
- Nonlocal mind: The seminal experiments of Bernard Grad.
Dossey, Larry // Advances in Mind-Body Medicine; Winter2001, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p8Examines the concept of nonlocal, interpersonal effects of consciousness. Concept of mind-body interaction from the intrapersonal to the interpersonal; Contribution of mental ability on the rate of hemolysis of human red blood cells in hypotonic saline solution; Cause for the replication rate of...
- A taste for Martian living.
Dossey, Larry // New Scientist; 06/12/99, Vol. 162 Issue 2190, p14Details experiments which show that bacteria can grow in conditions designed to mimic those beneath the surface of Mars. How researchers at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville have grown bacteria on volcanic ash; How biologists have discovered bacteria several kilometers below the...
- densitometer.
Dossey, Larry // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p602A definition of the term "densitometer," which refers to a device that measures bacterial growth and the effect on it of antiseptics and bacteriophages, is presented.
- eugonic.
Dossey, Larry // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009); 2009, Issue 21, p816A definition of the medical term "eugonic," which refers to growing rapidly in culture, is presented.
