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  • ..., 2009). The similarities between the largest DNA viruses and the smallest microorganisms are not restricted only to size of both the particle and the genetic materi :Many of the same kinds of genes found in microorganisms are also found in Mimivirus and other large DNA viruses. The Mimivirus geno
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  • ...cial to the health of consumers (Stahl 2008). Examples of the use of these microorganisms can be seen in products including cheeses, yogurt, kombucha and bread produ ...6451/1331152055552 Listeria moocytogenes] in addition to other pathogenic microorganisms (Sreeramulu et al. 2000). Acetic acid inhibits growth by the mechanism of u
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  • '''''LO: “Microorganisms provide essential models that give us fundamental knowledge about life proc ...mmense variety of microenvironments, have selected for a huge diversity of microorganisms.'''''
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  • '''''LO: “Microorganisms provide essential models that give us fundamental knowledge about life proc ...mmense variety of microenvironments, have selected for a huge diversity of microorganisms.'''''
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  • ...otics (8). Probiotics are viable microorganisms that promote or support a beneficial balance of microbes to live in the gastrointestinal tract (5). ...ics are originally defined as microorganisms promoting the growth of other microorganisms (5). The characteristics of a successful probiotic are acid and bile tolera
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  • ...s such as: bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. Nutrients available to microorganisms, including: carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous can also be found in sewage. [ ...ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene library analyses. [3] Microbes are either beneficial or harmful to the environment. Both organic molecule and nitrogen removal a
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  • ...plantation or colonization) in a compartment of the host and by that exert beneficial effects on the host [[#References |<sup>10</sup>]]. Evidence for the use of ...reducing risk of certain cancers [[#References |<sup>7</sup>]]. While the beneficial effects of probiotics has been noted and heavily studied, the mechanisms of
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  • ...e osmotic pressures by fighting off deleterious and pathogenic rhizosphere microorganisms [[#References|[5]]]. For example, in Uzbekistan’s highly salinized soils ...onas'' comparative genomics reveals genes and functions that differentiate beneficial and pathogenic bacteria." ''BMC Genomics''. BioMed Central, 18 June 2014. W
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  • ...e environment, and are a waste of resources for indirect electron transfer microorganisms [[#References|[8]]]. ...sulfurreducens'' produces the highest current densities, and as such, has beneficial bioenergy implications [[#References|[10]]]. Additionally, even under starv
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  • The interaction between bacteria and earthworms may only be mutually beneficial for some types of bacteria. A broad survey of the microbial diversity micr ==Key Microorganisms==
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  • <br>The human body is host to millions of bacterial cells that have both beneficial or negative impacts on health and the immune system. The gut microbiota is ...effects on all organ systems in the body. The compositional make-up of the microorganisms in the human gut is an important determinant of maintaining homeostasis or
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  • ...as the structure and activity of the soil microbial community. These soil microorganisms have important functions that not only build soil structure, but also cycle ...compounds are available in this pH range. In deep layer of soil, anaerobic microorganisms produce organic acid by anaerobic respiration and fermentation. Furthermore
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  • ==Key Microorganisms== Benign symbionts are highly beneficial to the hosts and only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_transmission t
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  • The plant microbiome is a community of diverse microorganisms that occupy the endosphere and episphere of plant tissue<ref name="Dastogee ...nt microbiota, including the phyllosphere which is notoriously hostile for microorganisms. In the phyllosphere, there is little in the way of nutrients and water ava
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  • ...source of nutrients for microorganisms, with inorganic debris, with other microorganisms. Once bacteria irreversibly attach to the surface, they produce EPS, which ...ach. Studies have shown the attachment of food-borne pathogens and spoiled microorganisms to stainless steel.
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  • ...onicum's'' genome sequenced because manipulation of its genome can produce beneficial and desirable traits, which can improve soy bean crop production. The bact ...ith legumes, or more specifically soybean plants. These bacteria are very beneficial to the environment as they promote the growth of the soybean plants. It ca
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  • ...microbial communities. Temperature changes could also directly select for microorganisms that have a thermal optima under the new conditions. ...ls below 0 degrees Celsius limit the diffusion of nutrients that plant and microorganisms can uptake, leading to further nutrient limitation (Ostroumov and Siegert 1
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  • ...p with plants. ''V. paradoxus'' strains could be particularly apt at their beneficial behaviors with plants due to their endobiotic symbioses, as endobionts inte ...carbon and nitrogen for ''V. paradoxus''. This mutualistic relationship is beneficial for both the bacterium as well as the indian mustard plant, as the ''V. par
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  • ...ovits, 2006). A biofertilizer is defined as substances that contain living microorganisms that when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or soil colonize the plant and p ...t al. “Whole Genome Analysis of Gluconacetobacter Azotocaptans DS1 and Its Beneficial Effects on Plant Growth.” 3 Biotech, U.S. National Library of Medicine, O
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  • ...w.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/42259/Rhizosphere.pdf] Meanwhile, the microorganisms will benefit the plant in a variety of ways. <i>Serratia</i> species – in ...pii/S0944501396800140 6. Kalbe, Claudia. "Strains of the Genus Serratia as Beneficial Rhizobacteria of Oilseed Rape with Antifungal Properties." Microbiological
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