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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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• Pseudomonas fluorescens
  ...eased because of their ability to degrade various pollutants and their use as bio-control against pathogens.(2) Sequencing the genome provided further in ...y are also capable of degrading and using components of plant tissues such as hydrocarbon molecules, fatty acids and oils. (4)''Pseudomonas fluorescens''
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• Heavy Metal Toxicity and Resistance
  ...etal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocide biocide] use has been suggested as a possible solution to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance Heavy metals have been historically used as antimicrobial agents prior to the discovery of antibiotics, and have now be
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• Microbes in Space
  ...ng ''Aspergillus'' and ''Penicillium'' spp. can lead to health issues such as allergic reactions and pulmonary problems. Due to the humid conditions on S Low gravity conditions in space, known as microgravity, seem to be especially harmful to humans, who have evolved to
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• Aeromonas veronii
  ...tative anaerobe. The bacteria are usually not found in groups or pairs but as individual cells.[5] ''A. veronii'' is commonly found in soil and various w ...g growth and the stationery phases.It has been suggested that H2O2 is used as an antimicrobial by the host cell to damage the DNA, RNA, proteins of invad
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• Streptococcus mutans- Tooth Decay
  ...tact. If diagnosed with tooth decay, there are many treatment options such as: fillings, crowns and root canals. Since every human has bacteria in their ...lora of the human mouth, which is associated with dental caries also known as tooth decay. Dental caries is an infectious and communicable dental disease
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• The implications of rumen microorganism metabolism on environmental research
  ...art of the complex four-component digestive system of the herbivores known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant ruminants] [[#References|[1]]]. Over ...#References|[5]]]. As a result, the more acid-tolerant microorganisms such as ''Streptococcus bovis'' are more prevalent. ''S. bovis'' produces more lact
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• Clonostachys rosea f. rosea
  ...damage from pests and other fungi, and medications involving ''G. roseum'' as an antihyperlipidemic agent for humans (Tomoda et al., 1999). ...al., 1999). On these spreading parts, small, round structures, referred to as conidia, attach in small masses. In Form 2, ''Gliocladium roseum'' forms br
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• Benthic Zone
  ...ll focus more on deep oceanic benthic zones, but will touch on other zones as well. ...spread, much like the impacts of all other microbes, across the community as a whole. They provide essential energy and nutrients at the lower levels o
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• Nocardia Nova
  ...g within infected tissue it can be visualized using the Gomori methenamine silver stain. ...er polyisoprene down to propionyl CoA and acetyl CoA which it can then use as a source of energy in the absence of a carbohydrate. All of the metabolic p
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• Aeromonas veronii and the leech Hirudo
  ...ak down and digest its blood meals (4). ''A. veronii'' is typically found as a pure culture existing in the gut of ''H. medicinalis'' and ''A. veronii'' ...ications, and the comparative analysis of certain house-keeping genes such as ''rpoD'' and ''gyrB'' could lead scientists to a more effective process of
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• Bacillus clausii
  ...to be useful in preventing and treating various gastrointestinal disorders as an oral bacteriotherapy. [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fc ...ference strain- also isolated from a soil sample. DSM 8716 was identified as a novel ''Bacillus'' species by Nielsen et. all, with unique characteristic
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• Rabies
  ...s virus in Asia and Africa . The disease can be dramatic in its appearance as seen among many animals. The disease is known to cause hyperactivity, spora ...400B.C.). It was the Romans who first described the saliva from rabid dogs as '<i>virus</i>' which is Latin for poison. A Roman physician by the name of
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• Soil Unknown: P. aeruginosa
  ...ubated at 37 degrees celsius, the colonies have gray pigmentation, as well as blue-green extracellular pigmentation: ...ry effects against MRSA. A synergic effect was observed when combined with silver nanoparticles produced by Fusarium oxysporum (2).
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• Bacteria and Art: Creation, Deterioration, and Preservation
  ...l colors as well. This wide range of pigments bacteria produce can be used as food, textile, and paint colorants. Silver: Actinomyces sp.
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• Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
  ...bacterium that is commonly found in deep caves or acid mine drainage, such as coal waste (10, 11, 12). These acidophilic bacteria thrive in optimal pH l ...4, 5). However, during anaerobic conditions ferric ions can replace oxygen as the electron acceptor with multiple substrates donating an electron (Figure
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• Sulfolobus tokodaii
  ...s species is composed of 2826 potential protein-coding regions, also known as the open reading frames – ORFs. Of these, 32.2% are related to functiona ...a soluble zinc-containing ferrodoxin attached on the membrane also serves as a major cytosolic electron transport protein. (1) Based on its genome stru
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• Swarming Motility in Proteus Mirabilis: Causative Agent of UTIs
  ...als. One example is the <i>Erwinia</i> species, which causes defects such as wilts and galls in an array of plants (1). ...e together over solid surfaces at very high rates.(3) This activity, known as swarming, is a primary factor in the success of <i>P. mirabilis </i> in cau
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• Proteus vulgaris
  ...scesses (9, 10, 11). P. vulgaris may also have positive applications, such as biofuel production (12), aromatic contribution to cheese ripening (13), and ...s a dangerous health risk when consumed in the form of food or water, such as the occurrence of P. vulgaris in raw shellfish (21). For example, several a
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• Foodborne Botulism
  ...tem. Diagnostic tests and treatments for this disease continue to improve as advancements in technology are made. Although foodborne botulism has not b ...toxin, which is the cause of foodborne botulism. The bacteria lie dormant as spores in the stationary-phase until exposed to ideal environmental conditi
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• Enterobacter cloacae
  ...which is undetectable in vitro and is highly resistant to antibiotics such as third generation cephalosporins. (4) ...otal parenternal nutrition solutions, albumin, and hospital equipment such as stethoscopes and dialysis. (4)
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• Virus Selection for Lithium Ion Battery Formation
  ...team of scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as well as scientist around the world, have been using M13 bacteriophage viruses to co ...ls were favored. These interactions could be utilized to form devices such as batteries (Whaley, 2000). <br> [[Image:Shell.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|Fig. 1:
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• Salt Lake
  ...s by adjusting the intracellular concentrations to primarily use potassium as the main cation and synthesizing glycerol to balance the extracellular salt Imagine the sun setting over dark wine colored waters. As day turns to night, you marvel at the stillness of your surroundings. While
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• The History and Transmission of Treponema pallidum; Syphilis
  ...ues involved for visualizing this microbe include using a modified Steiner silver, the Dieterle stain or the Giemsa stain[[#References|[6]]]. ...most amino acids. It lacks genes to metabolize amino acids and fatty acids as a possible energy source[[#References|[8]]]. However, it does contain the g
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• Cave (Cueva de Villa Luz)
  Cueva de Villa Luz, also known by the locals as “Cueva de la Sardina”, is a cavern in Tabasco, Mexico, near the small t ...on the cave itself, these microbes live in air currents and water, as well as on animals, especially bats and insects. (1)
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• Aeromonas Hydrophila
  ...refrigeration temperature [26]. This bacterium can digest materials such as gelatin, hemoglobin, and elastin. ''Aeromonas hydrophila'' was isolated fr ...hydrophila'' does not form endospores, and can grow in temperatures as low as 4°C. This bacterium is motile by polar flagella. ''Aeromonas hydrophila'
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• Bioremediation
  ...these substances can have destructive consequences on ecosystems, as well as cause severe damage to humans and other organisms nearby. Soil pollution is ...rendering the original compound harmless. [23]. Transformation is defined as any metabolically-induced change in the chemical composition of a compound
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• Bovine Rumen
  ...amily of ''Bovidae'' family, and they utilize rumination (re-chewing food) as a mechanism of feeding. They have four stomach compartments that allow them ...various foods that would pass through the rumen, namely plant matter such as grasses, and its various difficult components.
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• Nasal passageway
  ...d by goblet cells. These membranes have many small hair-like cells, known as cilia, that move mucus in waves toward the throat area. Bacteria, along wit As with the normal nasal passageways, little is known about the pH of the dise
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