A subdivision of microbiology dedicated to the study of bacteria.
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How is the exogenous DNA protected from degradation during bacterial transformation?
During transformation, a bacterium can take up DNA from its environment. A small fraction of bacterial species are known to be naturally competent, meaning that they can engage in this sort of ...
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How can I save bacillus strains on filter paper without an -80 degree freezer?
I want to save my bacillus strains but I don't have access to a -80 degree freezer. What are possible alternatives?
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Is 1 g/l living biomass for a Biogas fermenter plausible?
A usual number for a healthy biogas fermenter is $10^9 - 10^{10}/mL$ Bacteria, 10-15% of which would be methanogenic archae. Exceptionally healthy fermenters have more total bacteria and up 25% ...
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What effect do oligosaccharides, like those found in legumes, have on the composition of intestinal flora in humans and if so how so?
I know that intestinal flora metabolising oligosaccharides, like those found in legumes, is the cause for the well known fact that legumes cause flatulence, but does an oligosaccharide-rich intestine ...
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Cheapest Way to Measure Germ Density
I would like to measure the surface density of Staphylococcus bacteria and Rhinoviruses (only those two, to be specific) within my home. What's the cheapest way?
The textbook procedure is to:
rub ...
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What would cause E. coli to change from filamentous growth to normal growth?
In my lab we've observed a phenomenon in which a culture of E. coli is found to shift from normal rod growth to filamentous growth and then back to normal rod growth again several times over the ...
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Do sulfate reducing bacteria help during the formation of the mineral dolomite in low temperature environments?
Do sulfate reducing bacteria help during the formation of the mineral dolomite in low temperature environments?
Wikipedia says
The actual role of bacteria in the low-temperature formation of
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Are the intestinal flora substantially different within a diverticulum of the colon?
From the Wikipedia page for the vermiform appendix:
This proposal is based on a new understanding of how the immune system supports the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria, in combination ...
