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  • ...ostly detrimental to humans. However, it has other properties that make it beneficial to human society. It has been known to colonize the human body, causing dis ...ound that the gut microbiome of PBC patients was missing some key bacteria beneficial to humans, like Ruminococcus bromii, and instead, their guts were colonized
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  • ...alt=Alt|The physical, chemical, and biological interactions driven by soil microorganisms in a healthy soil support a complex food web, including human beings.<ref>F ...soil supports and sustains most life forms on earth, but it is the work of microorganisms that give soil its unique life giving properties.
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  • ...idobacterium</I> bacteria are classified as anaerobes that are known to be beneficial to human health. This group is expected to prove highly valuable for use in <I>Bifidobacterium</I> are acid-tolerant microorganisms, the optimal pH is between 6.5-7.3 with no growth occurring below 4 and abo
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  • ...OCl) and hypochlorite ion (OCl-) [11]. These two molecules kill beneficial microorganisms by first attacking the lipids in their peptidoglycan cell walls. They will ...hen doing water changes and cleaning the tanks in order to not destroy the beneficial bacterial colonies that are present. It takes one month for ''[[Nitrosomona
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  • ...tic”]) or kill ([http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bacteriocidal “-cidal”]) microorganisms (20). ...people are in constant contact with one another and surfaces covered with microorganisms, hand hygiene is important for infection control (16,26,30,31). Studies fo
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  • ...cteriocins which prevent the growth of other species<ref name=b/>. This is beneficial as it prevents pathogenic <I>E. coli</I> growth<ref name=b/>. Bacteria from As previously mentioned, a diet high in forage can promote beneficial bacteria and calm behavior<ref name=b/>. Furthermore, keeping a consistent
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  • ...tic”]) or kill ([http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bacteriocidal “-cidal”]) microorganisms [21]. ...people are in constant contact with one another and surfaces covered with microorganisms, hand hygiene is important for infection control [17,28,32,33]. Studies fo
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  • .... The mass that is gained by the fungus by consuming the nematodes is also beneficial. This mass provides a food source to other larger organisms that are higher ==Key Microorganisms==
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  • ...eese, bread and sausages has been widely used long before the discovery of microorganisms [[#References|[5]]]. ...ogurt is mostly stored in the fridge and if frozen it destroys most of the beneficial bacteria.
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  • ...olytic enzymes, and to produce antibiotics against harmful plant and human microorganisms [4]. It can also help plants in absorption of phosphorus and enhance soil p ...activity against Vibrio species and many other human and animal pathogenic microorganisms [2]. Therefore, it has been used in production of commercial antimicrobials
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  • ...ergy substrates, stimulating cell growth, repressing the growth of harmful microorganisms, training the immune system to respond to pathogens, and defending against ...e-free research facilities. Thus, the antibiotics are predicted to be more beneficial when used at the farm, where it is less clean, and thus, easier to catch di
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  • ...ergy substrates, stimulating cell growth, repressing the growth of harmful microorganisms, training the immune system to respond to pathogens, and defending against ...e-free research facilities. Thus, the antibiotics are predicted to be more beneficial when used at the farm, where it is less clean, and thus, easier to catch di
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  • ...sequences of 16S rRNA genes with databases of rRNA sequences, predominant microorganisms in the gut community has been identified as well as their funcitons in the Interaction between the microbes in the termite gut is highly mutual, usually beneficial for both microbes.
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  • [[Image:Outer ear microbes.jpg|thumb|300px|right| <b>Fig. 3</b> Microorganisms of the Healthy Outer Ear. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1097/000055 ...ons. These proteins suppress the growth rate of many bacterial and fungal microorganisms in the outer ear including <i>E. coli</i>, <i>P. aeruginosa</i>, <i>S. aure
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  • ...their ACC deaminase activity. ACC deaminase activity is often used by soil microorganisms to enhance plant growth by inhibiting the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carb ...ent like catheters (4). ''P. oryzihabitans'' has been documented to have a beneficial effect in the growth of some plant species and a harmful effect on others.
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  • ...e is still much research that can be done on this organism which may prove beneficial to human society as we learn about new ways to prevent corrosion caused by ..., Martinko, J. M., Stahl, D. A., & Clark, D. P. (2012). ''Brock biology of microorganisms''. Boston: B. Cummings.
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  • ...olution of the Geobacteraceae. This will help us understand metal-reducing microorganisms better and clear up the mechanisms in metal electron processes in Geobacter ...re in depth studies of the functions of c-type cytochromes may possibly be beneficial for further development of the specific roles of these cytochromes.
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  • ...nment for long periods of time [[#References|[6]]]. Fortunately, there are microorganisms that can degrade these toxic chemicals to less harmful forms. One such orga ...enogenes]] [[#References|[8]]]. Although its reductive dehalogenation is a beneficial form of metabolism, it can also carry out other forms of respiration, such
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  • ...d 16:1omega7c and 16:1omega9c and the saturated 16:0 and 14:0 which may be beneficial to the anoxic enviroment and is currently under research. It takes a slight ...ed_RVDocSum 6. Cutter LA, van Schie PM, Fletcher M. "Adhesion of anaerobic microorganisms to solid surfaces and the effect of sequential attachment on adhesion chara
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  • ...he full length of the tract will be colonized. The development of specific microorganisms is influenced by the exposure to certain factors such as maternal microbiot ...are commonly used as probiotics, supplements containing bacteria that are beneficial to humans (11, 13).
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