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• Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent
  ...tm Figure 1. Dark-field micrograph of wavelength selective scattering from silver nanoparticles (http://www.westga.edu/~chem/facultydocs/stuart.htm).]]] ...com]). In 1884 it became a common practice to administer drops of aqueous silver nitrate to newborn's eyes to prevent the transmission of <i>Neisseria gonor
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• BIOL 238 Project Index 2010
  <br>[[Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent]] <br>[[Countermeasures of Bacillus anthracis use as a Biological Weapon‎]]
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• Meganema perideroedes
  ...te uptake). +: Few silver grains, but clearly positive. ++: Positive, many silver grains.
 ...ere nitrate or nitrite serve as electron acceptor and anaerobic conditions as investigated by MAR
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• Tospovirus
  ...potted wilt virus (TSWV); Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV); Watermelon silver mottle virus (WSMoV); many others ...ps such as tomatoes, watermelon, lettuce, and groundnuts, and flowers such as irises, impatiens, lilies, and orchids), and the geographic host range of t
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• Pediococcus pentosaceus
  ...ly important due to its ability as a starter culture to ferment foods such as various meats, vegetables, and cheeses[6]. ...esearched for its ability to produce an antimicrobial agent (bacteriocins) as well its use in food preservation [6]. ''Pediococcus pentosaceus'' can be
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• Lawsonia intracellularis
  ...orrhagic enteropathy, and a more chronic proliferative form often referred as porcine intestinal adenomatosis" (3). ''Lawsonia intracellularis'' though p ...the Ziehl-Neelsen method the cell wall of a gram-negative is shown as well as the protoplasmic structure of a prokaryote. The cells replicate within pig
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• Clostridium piliforme
  ''Clostridium piliforme'', formerly known as ''Bacillus piliformis'', is a large (0.2-5 μm) gram negative filamentous r ...producing weak results, confirmation of the bacteria is usually done with silver impregnation or Giemsa stains. The bacteria cannot be grown in a cell free
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• Antibacterials in the Household
  ...disease in the 1870s.[2] Soon after, hand washing was considered necessary as a means to stay healthy. In the 1950s and 1960s, triclosan and triclocarban ...oes not contain antibacterial agents, may be equally effective in this way as triclosan-containing soap. Moreover, antibacterial soap is likely only effe
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• Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent
  ...tm Figure 1. Dark-field micrograph of wavelength selective scattering from silver nanoparticles (http://www.westga.edu/~chem/facultydocs/stuart.htm).]]] ...com]). In 1884 it became a common practice to administer drops of aqueous silver nitrate to newborn's eyes to prevent the transmission of <i>Neisseria gonor
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• Antibacterial Surfaces
  ...ost of these approaches involve an adhesive coating on benign objects such as glass and polymers, or by covalently modifying the surface. Much of the cu ...rendered bacteria-free. Objects that come in constant human contact, such as door handles, could be treated to prevent bacterial transfer. Entire walls
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• Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7
  ...80 degrees Celsius. Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7 has not been identified as a pathogen. However, because this microorganism inhabits such an extreme e ...Aeropyrum pernix, another hyperthermophillic Archaea, has been identified as a potential candidate for the oxidation of arsenic. This is significant be
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• Biofilms in the Medical Field
  ...nvironment (4), and have a heightened resistance to antimicrobials as well as to the host immune responses (5). ...t this substance provides resistance against host immune responses as well as antibiotic-resistance (2).
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• Pseudomonas stutzeri
  ...ricultural production and denitrifying <em>P. stutzeri</em> have been used as model organisms for denitrification. The organism's ability to metabolize ...ns contained genes encoding for benzoate and catechol degradation, as well as chemotaxis.<br>
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• Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
  ...metals: Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Cobalt (Co), Zinc (Zn), Mercury (Hg), and Silver (Ag) in their elemental forms (1). It tends to produce tiny colonies on man ...cultured (2). Within the presence of cadmium (Cd), it accumulates cysteine as a reducer in order to undergo chelation, and form CdS, or cadmium sulfide i
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• "Ecology of Arsenic-utilizing Microorganisms"
  ...roorganisms exist that can tolerate it; some can even use forms of arsenic as electrons acceptors/donors. Microbial activity is known to mobilize arseni ...olysis.html arsinolysis], a phenomena hypothesized to be the result of the As-O bond length being ~10% longer than the P-O bond length.[[#References|[6]
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• Acid mine drainage
  ...t orange, yellow, or bownish-red color to it. The mine drainage is acidic, as its name states, and found around ore and coal mines. Abandoned and curren ...action. These variables are part of a positive feedback cycle. Over time as substances weather, particle size is decreased, exposing more surface area
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• Computer Keyboard
  ...d possible nutrients for the bacteria that are transferred to the keyboard as well. Spills and substance contamination further enhance survivability and ...s of the keyboard. The letters of the keyboard that are rarely used, such as the tilde and “F” keys, will be good spots for bacteria to thrive since
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• Microbial Infection of Burn Wounds
  ...rns refer to damage or destruction of the entire depth of the skin as well as tissues that lie beneath it. These are three-dimensional injuries with dama ...sis and contains healthy skin though vasodilatation in this area is common as a result of the injury [3]. Signs of infection include change in color of t
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• Alcaligenes faecalis NEUF2011
  ...thalmitis. Numerous strains have been isolated from clinical material such as blood, urine and feces (11). ...http://aem.asm.org/content/vol71/issue2/images/large/zam0020551890003.jpeg Silver and Phung (7).]]]
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• Winemaking Affects Aquatic Ecosystem
  ...d to chronic diseases.<ref>European Food Safety Authority, 2021. <i>Metals as contaminants in food.</i> [Online] ==Use of Algae as Model Organisms==
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• Lactobacillus crispatus
  As research is done on the human body, it is becoming clear that it is not onl ...is critical in preserving fertility and preventing vaginal infections such as Bacterial Vaginosis and Vulvo-vaginal Atrophy (VVA) <ref>[http://journals.l
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