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Slime

slime

1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud. As it [Nilus] ebbs, the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain. (Shak)

2. Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive.

3. Bitumen. Slime had they for mortar. (gen. Xi. 3)

4. (Science: chemical) mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.

5. (Science: physiology) A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals. Slime eel.

(Science: zoology) See hag. Slime pit, a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen.

Origin: OE. Slim, AS. Slim; akin to D. Slijm, G. Schleim, MHG. Slimen to make smooth, Icel. Slim slime, Dan. Sliim; cf. L. Limare to file, polish, levis smooth, Gr.; or cf. L. Limus mud.


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Capsules and Slime layers

The term" loosely attached" is subjective. There has to be some objective test that tells you that slime is loosely attached vs. the reportedly more tenacious capsule. Ask your teacher. Suggest the distinction is not useful. What is capsule for an isolated cells is ...

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by JorgeLobo
Sun May 20, 2012 10:45 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Capsules and Slime layers
Replies: 3
Views: 1567

Capsules and Slime layers

... tight matrix excluding particles it is a capsule. If loosely attached to a cell wall and matrix includes small particles it is referred to as a slime layer. I was just wondering seen as a capsule is attached to G+ cell walls does that mean that slime layers attach to G- cell walls? Ive an exam ...

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by dizzysally
Sat May 19, 2012 1:49 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Capsules and Slime layers
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Re: Theories - Origin of Life

... it’s squeezed against inside, whatever that may end up to be. You take that embedded “plasticity” that took us from a cosmic dot to Precambrian slime to A. Einstein for granted, and I have to be convinced.

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by Nick7
Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:31 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Theories - Origin of Life
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Re: Multicellular prokaryote

... In nature, prokaryotes typically exist by necessity in some assocation with like and unlike cells - as simple as biofilm and as complex as slime mold sporangail formation. Your demand that we recognize your "fairly thorough and correct answer" is sadly sophomoric. This is not ...

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by JorgeLobo
Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:30 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Multicellular prokaryote
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Views: 7547

Re: Multicellular prokaryote

... in association with other cells of the same organism. You can see this in the cyanobacteria and streptomycetes and it's even more evident in the slime molds. As you progress in your understanding of biology, this will become even more evident. And I completely agree with Jorge. For example in ...

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by Adz795
Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:42 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Multicellular prokaryote
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Views: 7547
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