Submissions tagged with Bacteria
(6 documents)
Jellyfish as vectors of bacterial disease for farmed fish.
Gill diseases are common, especially in intensively reared fish; they result in respiratory distress, as well as impaired osmoregulation and excretion (1). Bacteria and parasites are common causes …
Received 17 August 2009 14:03 UTC; Posted 17 August 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Earth & Environment
Small Colony Variants and Senescent Bacteria
Small colony variants (SCVs) are bacterial subpopulation that grow slowly and form smaller colonies. They have been described for a wide range of bacterial species, but most extensively studied for…
Received 21 April 2009 14:40 UTC; Posted 22 April 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Pharmacology
Single cell fertilizer (SCF): Evidence to prove that bio-molecules are potent nutrient for plant growth
Fertilizers of various kinds are used for the cultivation of crop plants for hyper production of plant based food materials. The study used bio-molecules made in a bacterial cell. The experimental …
Received 25 January 2009 05:43 UTC; Posted 06 February 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology
Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Imaging Guided Interventions
We describe multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) encapsulated in thermosensitive, drug-bearing shells and delivered to the tumor site by genetically modified and non-pathogenic strains of …
Received 14 August 2008 12:03 UTC; Posted 21 August 2008
Posted to: Biotechnology, Cancer
Sociobiological Control of Plasmid copy number
Background:All known mechanisms and genes responsible for the regulation of plasmid replication lie with the plasmid rather than the chromosome. It is possible therefore that there can be copy-up…
Received 26 June 2008 07:28 UTC; Posted 26 June 2008
Posted to: Ecology, Microbiology
Effects of Cations and PH on Antimicrobial Activity of Thanatin and s-Thanatin against Escherichia coli ATCC25922 and B. subtilis ATCC 21332
Thanatin and s-thanatin were insect antimicrobial peptides which have shown potent antimicrobial activities on a variety of microbes. In order to investigate the effect of cations and pH on the act…
Received 25 June 2008 07:10 UTC; Posted 25 June 2008
Posted to: Microbiology, Pharmacology
