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Dictionary » O » Opportunistic Opportunisticopportunistic 1. (Science: microbiology) Denoting a microorganism that does not ordinarily cause disease but that, under certain circumstances (for example impaired immune responses resulting from other disease or drug treatment), becomes pathogenic. 2. (Science: disease) Denoting a disease or infection caused by such an organism. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Amoeba Culturing... try to make it appear. I would like to see the amoeba just to watch them move and feed. Recently, I read the "Cultivation of Pathogenic and Opportunistic Free-Living Amebas" and that pretty much did it for me right there. I also wonder what else is out there we don't know about as far ...
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MicroBiology HW help I am new to it... due to a reduction in the inflammation in the bowels. This is an example of a __________ relationship. A. Mutalistic B. Commensal C. Parasitic D. Opportunistic E. Pathogenic What I answered on my paper is B, but I still am not sure about my answer. Can someone correct if I'm wrong. Symbiotes really ...
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Re: Microbiology?... fungi, and nonliving viruses are just some of the microbes that effect our health and environment. Some are beneficial, others pathogens or opportunistic.
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Brewer's Yeast strains... to gather information about the biology of the eukaryotic cell and ultimately human biology. Other species of yeast, such as Candida albicans, are opportunistic pathogens and can cause infections in humans. Yeasts have recently been used to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells, and produce ...
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Morgellons... in a few places that often the symptoms of morgellons coincide with those of lyme disease. If lyme disease lowered immunity, then it would allow opportunistic agents to infect the person. The fibers might be a result of lateral gene transfer from Agrobacterium. I read in several places that fiber ...
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