elements. Decomposition microbiology can be divided into two fields of interest, namely the decomposition of plant materials and the decomposition of cadavers...

decomposition. Decomposition can be a gradual process for organisms that have extended periods of dormancy. One can differentiate abiotic decomposition from biotic...

acids cysteine and methionine undergo bacterial decomposition to yield: ammonia thiols (decomposition gases known for their foul odours) pyruvic acid...

Reported scientific interest in the manufacturing of gas produced by the natural decomposition of organic matter dates from the 17th century, when Robert...

impede decomposition as it will limit the function of microorganisms. The pH of the soil will also be a factor when it comes the rate of decomposition, as...

them. Decomposition relies on chemical processes similar to digestion in animals; in fact, many sources use the words digestion and decomposition interchangeably...

community of species associated with decaying remains after the death of an organism. The process of decomposition is complex. Microbes decompose cadavers...

Polycaprolactone and polycaprolactone-starch composites decompose slower, but the starch content accelerates decomposition by leaving behind a porous, high surface area...

rates of decomposition and soil organic matter turnover, impacting ecosystem productivity. When colonizing a new environment, the population of a saprotrophic...

stages of the nutrient cycle by recycling nutrients and the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere. The nutrient cycle includes the decomposition of dead...

positively or negatively prime SOM decomposition. Soil carbon Nutrient cycle Soil chemistry Soil biology Environmental microbiology Microbial biodegradation Bird...

microbiologist, whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics...

present on Earth, the process of decomposition would have proceeded much slower. Various factors impact the decomposition of organic matter including its...

μονάς, a single unit). The stem word mon was used early in the history of microbiology to refer to microorganisms and germs, e.g., kingdom Monera. The species...

biology plays a vital role in determining many soil characteristics. The decomposition of organic matter by soil organisms has an immense influence on soil fertility...

distances. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is considered to be one of the fathers of microbiology. He was the first in 1673 to discover and conduct scientific...

microbiology is a branch of microbiology dealing with plant-associated microbes and plant and animal diseases. It also deals with the microbiology of...

bacterium of the genus Clostridium. First described by Klein in 1899, it was noted to be the most prominent bacteria during human decomposition; historically...

due to high concentration of tannins, humic acids and other organic compounds derived from the very slow decomposition of plant matter. Similar forests...

responses include the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and oxidation. Many Planctomycetota also express sulfatase genes. The genome of Pirellula sp. strain...

the osmotic pressure of the brine above the zone where bacteria responsible for rotting can thrive and prevents decomposition of proteins into oligopeptides...

marine bacterium with a low diversity of polar lipids". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (4): 1227–1234. doi:10.1099/ijs...

Serratia, Citrobacter, and Proteus. In: Barron's Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 978-0-9631172-1-2. (via NCBI Bookshelf)...

monitored process with measured inputs of water, air, and carbon- and nitrogen-rich materials. The decomposition process is aided by shredding the plant...

The term heterotroph arose in microbiology in 1946 as part of a classification of microorganisms based on their type of nutrition. The term is now used...

practice, hydrogen peroxide will undergo potentially explosive thermal decomposition if heated to this temperature. It may be safely distilled at lower temperatures...

grave – understanding human decomposition" (PDF). Microbiology Today. 28. Spencers Wood: Society for General Microbiology: 190–192. ISSN 1464-0570. Vass...

Hydrocarbonoclastic Potential of Microorganisms Isolated from Tarballs in the Bight of Bonny, Nigeria". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 21 (6–7):...

publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 74 (1). doi:10...

creating a pulse of nutrients that become available.: 280  Decomposition rates are low under very wet or very dry conditions. Decomposition rates are highest...