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  • ...ndo et. al. 2022). The bacteria contributes to fermentation by introducing organic acids and degrading unfavored sugars (Link 2021). ...in media containing .5-3.0 M NaCl (Licui 2015). It is known for producing organic acids like aspartic acid, glutamic acid, dipeptide N-succinyl-glutamic acid
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  • ...sequester inorganic compounds, mineralize nitrogen, and decompose organic matter, as well as other important processes. ...of organic matter and tend to favor conditions with low concentrations of organic carbon because they can be outcompeted when carbon concentration rise.
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  • ...especially interesting because they can transfer electrons from oxidizing organic compounds. They are rod shaped, gram negative, and nonmotile. ...in this case, the sediment feul cell, some microbes digest complex organic matter near a graphite electrode. On the surface of this graphite elctrode, G. ele
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  • ...such as crustaceans, mollusks, and insect larvae consume organic particle matter as well. Mangroves also supply coastal waters with a large supply of organic matter.
    11 KB (1,604 words) - 20:18, 26 August 2010
  • ...t impact on widespread global processes. The decomposition of soil organic matter could release much carbon into the biosphere, while the replacement of exis ...rganic matter. Despite the low productivity of the tundra climate, organic matter accumulates because the decomposition of plant litter is limited by low soi
    15 KB (2,227 words) - 20:16, 26 August 2010
  • ...o have the capacity to gain electricity from mud and other inorganic waste matter forms. Through iron oxides that ''Geobacter ''obtains, ''Geobacter'' helps
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  • ...nt debris. For another, stream biofilms are important in recycling organic matter. Microbial biofilms in aquatic surfaces are actively involved in degradatio ...ition and function, therefore affecting the processing capacity of organic matter in the stream ecosystem <sup>[12]</sup>.
    20 KB (2,913 words) - 20:20, 26 August 2010
  • * detrivore: animal feeds on dead or decaying organic matter. Plays an essential role in the food web as recyclers.
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  • ...s do not have sufficient heat or sunlight to sustain much life, so organic matter is very important to the chemical environment. ...ivores and scavengers because of the abundance of dead or decaying organic matter. In addition to these heterotrophs, there are chemoautotrophs present that
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  • ...aintain pH at around 7 by dissociating into bicarbonate ions. With a large organic demand for carbon dioxide, the bicarbonate ion concentration and thus buffe ...urrounding terrain. This washes in soil, animal waste, and decaying plant matter into the pond where they are broken down and used to fuel the ponds ecosyst
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  • ...role in the carbon cycle by assisting in the degradation of organic plant matter such as phytoplankton and algae (2) (3). The Flavobacteriaceae family of ba ...te oxygen levels through participation in the degradation of organic plant matter.
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  • ===Organic Decomposition=== ...gal matter. Also, allochthonous sources provide a portion of the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) (Kritzberg et al. 2004).
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  • ...ave important functions that not only build soil structure, but also cycle organic matters and nitrogen compounds. ...in this pH range. In deep layer of soil, anaerobic microorganisms produce organic acid by anaerobic respiration and fermentation. Furthermore, aerobic also g
    20 KB (2,839 words) - 20:15, 26 August 2010
  • Myxogastria feed off of bacteria and organic matter. They are heterotrophic organisms and obtain their food by engulfing it wit ...play a role in the carbon cycle because they help decompose decaying plant matter. It is believed that individual cells aggregate only when they lack suffici
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  • ...cies Thermus aquaticus is heterotrophic in nature and, consequently, needs organic compounds from the surrounding environment in organic material are as follows: the algal-bacterial mat, other
    11 KB (1,676 words) - 19:13, 6 November 2013
  • ...obes have a physiological ability to generate electric charge by oxidizing organic substances and donating electrons, to metal ions that serve as an anode (Ho ...They are also able to use metals as terminal electron acceptors. Familiar organic compounds, such as acetate serve as electron donors, while metallic ions (t
    14 KB (1,986 words) - 23:37, 6 May 2016
  • A major component of the majority of plant matter is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignocellulose lignocellulose], a plant po ...in the rumen and diverse functions, they are crucial in digestion of plant matter.
    11 KB (1,522 words) - 15:30, 1 October 2015
  • ...gall disease. It is known to be saprophytic surviving on decaying organic matter. The pathogenesis of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is characterized to be uniqu
    3 KB (507 words) - 14:23, 14 July 2021
  • states, “an increase in the rate of supply of organic matter to an ecosystem” [[#References|[1]]]. While eutrophication of lakes may o ...creased oxygen consumption by benthic bacteria which decompose the organic matter, and
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  • ...role in the carbon cycle by assisting in the degradation of organic plant matter such as phytoplankton and algae (2) (3). The <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> famil ...te oxygen levels through participation in the degradation of organic plant matter.
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