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Microbe

A microscopic living organism, such as a bacterium, fungus, protozoan or virus.


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Re: Help - Unknown Microbe project - E.coli colony description

Just did this in lab with my prof. My specimen of E.coli had: circular form, filamentous margin (I had a hard time seeing this), raised elevation. We used an antiquated-looking piece of equipment called a "disecting microscope" that magnifies to 200x. So as far as the color? It's unpigment...

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by playdo
Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:29 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help - Unknown Microbe project - E.coli colony description
Replies: 9
Views: 3946

Purpose of the Appendix

... similar immunological role as e.g. tonsils. That means that they contain lymphatic tissue, where some immunological events take place; probably microbe antigen presentation by macrophages and such cells to T cells. This function is so small, however, that no noticeable effects are usually seen ...

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by biohazard
Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:48 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Purpose of the Appendix
Replies: 3
Views: 154

Re: sterilization in microwave oven

... methods of contact lens disinfection are all just “adequate disinfection of the lenses” and not sterilisation in order to achieve a low pathogenic microbe level which is much lower than is present in the eye normally or even on the cleaned delivery hand or finger. I have to disagree with the above ...

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by brzezinski2
Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:32 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: sterilization in microwave oven
Replies: 12
Views: 11440

genetics and genetic research?

Pros: Developing therapies, microbe tools for fuel production, GMO food for hunger alliviation, predicting illnesses based on genetic make up, enhance human genome. Cons: Developing harmful organisms, animals, human beings.

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by MKE
Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:48 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: genetics and genetic research?
Replies: 2
Views: 324

lots of questions of various topics........

... exzyme with higher affinity of Co2 than that of C3 plants, allowing them to photosynthesize efficiently with their stomata partly closed 4.Two microbes have been grown together in single agar plate.The first microbe has suppress the growth of the second microbe. The first microbe is producing ...

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by scholesmu
Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:25 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lots of questions of various topics........
Replies: 3
Views: 173
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