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    that microorganisms caused food spoilage, debunking the theory of spontaneous generation. In the 1880s, Robert Koch discovered that microorganisms caused...
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  • Effective microorganisms (EM) are various blends of common predominantly anaerobic microorganisms in a carbohydrate-rich liquid carrier substrate (molasses...
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    metamorphic rocks. Space within these rocks provide protection for microorganisms against some (but not all) of these conditions: i.e., protection from...
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    Eukaryotic microorganisms possess membrane-bound organelles and include fungi and protists, whereas prokaryotic organisms—all of which are microorganisms—are...
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    Additionally, microorganisms are swept into the air from terrestrial dust storms, and an even larger amount of airborne marine microorganisms are propelled...
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    competing sulfate-reducing microorganisms. The toxic hydrogen sulfide is a waste product of sulfate-reducing microorganisms; its rotten egg odor is often...
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  • Retrieved 2023-02-20. "Source details: Microorganisms". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2023-04-04. "Microorganisms". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web...
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    Marine microorganisms are defined by their habitat as microorganisms living in a marine environment, that is, in the saltwater of a sea or ocean or the...
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  • led to more advanced microorganisms, which are important because they affect soil structure and fertility. Soil microorganisms can be classified as bacteria...
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    growing" a specific kind of microorganism in the lab. It is often essential to isolate a pure culture of microorganisms. A pure (or axenic) culture is...
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    currently accepted scientific theory for many diseases. It states that microorganisms known as pathogens or "germs" can cause disease. These small organisms...
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  • Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, or Budapest Treaty, is an international...
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  • nonreactive molecule that is metabolically useless to all but a few microorganisms. Biological nitrogen fixation or diazotrophy is an important microbe-mediated...
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  • Single-cell proteins (SCP) or microbial proteins refer to edible unicellular microorganisms. The biomass or protein extract from pure or mixed cultures of algae...
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    peripatetic microorganisms are swept into the air from terrestrial dust storms, and an even larger amount of airborne marine microorganisms are propelled...
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    identification of microorganisms. Infectious diseases became the earliest focus of interest and research. However, only a small proportion of microorganisms are associated...
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    used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces. Disinfection does not necessarily kill all microorganisms, especially resistant bacterial...
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    the importance and interactions of a microbial host with associated microorganisms and viruses and describes their functioning as a single biological unit...
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    of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GMBH. "Microbial Genome Research". German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GMBH. "Microorganisms". German...
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    carbon cycle all depend on microorganisms in one way or another. Each cycle works together to regulate the microorganisms in certain processes. For example...
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    Oxidative sewage treatment processes rely on microorganisms to oxidise organic constituents. Anaerobic microorganisms reduce sludge solids producing methane...
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  • kills microorganisms (microbicide) or stops their growth (bacteriostatic agent). Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they...
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    electron acceptor. In July 2020, marine biologists reported that aerobic microorganisms (mainly), in "quasi-suspended animation", were found in organically...
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    The antimicrobial spectrum of an antibiotic means the range of microorganisms it can kill or inhibit. Antibiotics can be divided into broad-spectrum antibiotics...
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  • had become quite anaerobic due to consumption of oxygen by aerobic microorganisms. In 1913, Martinus Beijerinck repeated Van Leeuwenhoek's experiment...
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  • Many fungi and microorganisms have been domesticated by humans for use in food production, medicine, and research. The following is a list of domesticated...
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    of microorganisms brings about a desirable change to a foodstuff or beverage. The science of fermentation is known as zymology. In microorganisms, fermentation...
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    their own bodies). When microorganisms die, fine organic particles are produced, and if small animals that feed on microorganisms eat these particles they...
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    taphonomy can be divided into 2 groups of studies: microorganisms from within the body; microorganisms from the decomposition environment. When considering...
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  • given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and...
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