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  • ...ounds in both the dissolved and particulate fraction of the marine organic matter pool. Thus, they hold a major role of Bacteroidetes in the marine carbon cy ...hydrolytic enzymes reveals adaptations to degradation of polymeric organic matter.
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  • ...e found in different types of aquatic environments with sufficient organic matter.'' Leptothrix'' bacteria are known to be capable of oxidizing both iron(II) ...ted to organic substances: the precipitate attaches to the sheath when the organic molecules are used by the cell. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U
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  • ...he carbon and sulfur cycles. They also hold the ability to degrade organic matter. They have also been discovered to have anoxic properties as well. They use Thorarchaeota has been shown to help with the degradation or organic matter, as well as playing a part in reducing sulfur and fixation of carbon. Thora
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  • ...sis, also referred to as zygomycosis. It is commonly found in dead organic matter. In my opinion, this microorganism is important because it is not only an o ''Rhizopus oryzae'' is commonly grown in dead organic matter, and soil. It cause human disease with diabetes mellitus, cancer, or AIDS b
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  • ...rt). Fire is also an important in maintaining the grasslands that fuel the organic breakdown of the carbon rich areas (Buol et al.). ...prairie grass environments are responsible for the high amount of organic matter, and consequently the high productivity that is obtained in cultivation. Mo
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  • ...the nutrient cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other elements [4]. Organic matter is recycled back into the food web when organisms of higher trophic levels ...webs are more adaptive to having many plant exudates and very rich organic matter coming from mainly alive primary producers. Given that the primary produce
    11 KB (1,641 words) - 04:51, 22 April 2013
  • ...ction of the microbial food web. The pathway starts with dissolved organic matter (DOM) which makes its way through various trophic levels ultimately to the ...nction. From here, basic food web interactions take hold. All this organic matter is transferred from smaller levels to the largest levels of ecosystems [1].
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  • ...e micro-organisms usually use aerobic metabolism to degrade the biological matter in the liquid sludge. Then tertiary treatment is required to disinfect the ...e, and level of nutrient. In order for efficient degradation of biological matter to occur, these factors are controlled manually.
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  • ...., 2007). In these niches, the group can be found free living, attached to organic compounds and associated with marine plankton and animals (Alonso et al., 2 == Decomposition of Organic Matter ==
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  • *Recycling system for nutrients and organic waste ...n of organic mater.As the soil depth increase, the availability of organic matter decreases, having as result a more mineral soil layer. However, the thickne
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  • ...his microbe gets its energy from converting organic compounds into organic matter as a source of energy. This microbe has a dimorphic life cycle, meaning tha
    3 KB (391 words) - 20:12, 7 December 2022
  • ...nd its main metabolic process is reduction of Fe(III) and decomposition of organic material. ...chemotaxis to Fe(II). ''Geothermobacter ehrlichii'' uses malate and other organic acids as electron donors in the environment.
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  • ...re important in the soil because they break down dead and decaying organic matter into simple substances that can be taken up and recycled by plants. Nocardi Nocardia asteroides live on dead decaying organic matter in the soil, water, dust and on vegetation. Nocardiosis is a chronic bacter
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  • ...5]]]. These water filled holes form when debris and dark-coloured organic matter from the activity of primary producers or human generated pollutants accumu ...ater [[#References|[1]]]. The bedrock contains essential nutrients such as organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous which can be released by microbial chemic
    9 KB (1,277 words) - 07:09, 29 November 2013
  • ...row and help form soil aggregates that protect microbially derived organic matter [[#References |[14]]]. Encouraging the growth of soil microbes through rege ...ciency and the chemical recalcitrance of their microbially derived organic matter contribute to their role in carbon sequestration [[#References |[14]]].
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  • ...due to the high moisture content [[#References|[2]]]. Furthermore, organic matter can be transformed into useful fertilizer and biofuel [[#References|[5]]]. ...nment containing high levels of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and other organic molecules which can support abundant populations of microorganisms [[#Refer
    9 KB (1,273 words) - 19:36, 13 December 2012
  • ...centimeters below the sediment. The cells use trimethylamine as the only organic catabolic substrate and produce methane. [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/conten ...als.org/content/55/6/2531.full.pdf (1)] It uses trimethylamine as its sole organic substrate. Thus, this was the first resport of methyltrophic methanogens t
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  • ...e that is formed from diverse microorganisms. Within this granular sludge, organic compounds are degraded. The final products of UASB degradation processes in ...nic electron acceptor [[#References|[4]]]. Sludge is an abundant source of organic nutrients. The physical conditions in the UASB and associated microorganism
    9 KB (1,234 words) - 05:35, 27 December 2012
  • ...hay, manure piles, or mushroom growth medium because these are self-heated organic materials that can reach ''Thermobifida fusca’s'' growth temperature of 5 ....” (1) ''T. fusca'' contributes to the environment by decomposing organic matter such as rotting hay, compost, manure or urban waste piles. There are also
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  • ...oph as it decays dead organic material and cannot fix carbon. It relies on organic compounds, which act as electron donors for oxidation, which in turn produc ...ionship of Illudins : Analogs with Improved Therapeutic Index". Journal of Organic Chemistry 57 (25): 6876–6883. doi:10.1021/jo00051a037
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