Microbiology is the study of organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. This includes organisms like bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and others.
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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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Highly spherical Radiolaria; does this image accurate depict the organism?
If I understand correctly, Cenosphaera spp. is a type of Radiolaria, which is a type of zooplankton. The following is an image of Cenosphaera spp. is from the supplementary material (Figure S2) of ...
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Writing methods section on PCR amplication in a paper
Considering that I am writing a paper for a journal, could the following phrase be understood? or should I put the 'step-by-step' way by giving numbers?
PCR Amplification and sequencing
PCR ...
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What is the effect of garlic on intestinal flora?
Now that we can compare whole microbiomes, has there been investigations on the effect of garlic (or diallyl disulfide, its main ingredient) on intestinal flora? From the proven antimicrobial ...
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How is the appropriately-stratified gut microbiome acquired in organisms performing horizontal transmission?
I am studying horizontal transmission of primary symbionts in insect reproduction. This reminded me of an earlier question I had asked, in which I learned that humans analogously acquired their ...
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Looking for detailed nutrient/energy flow at the bottom of the freshwater food chain
I am trying to model the production and consumption of nutrients and waste at the bottom of the food chain in freshwater ecosystems.
I can only find broad information on the Internet and don't know ...
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What is a good review book/source for microbiological diagnosis?
I am trying to find the diagnosis figure for different bacteria where phases are illustrated.
I am using at the moment: 1) First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013 and 2) Medical Microbiology by Murray et ...
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Solid phase use in HIV rapid tests
I have another question in regards to my HIV test research. The rapid tests like Orasures Oraquick contains a strip of synthetic peptides that are used to represent proteins found in the envelope ...
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Where can I find approximate rates of sequestration of CO2 for different species of algae?
For a study, I want to compare the rates of CO2 sequestration and fixation of a few different species of algae.
I could not find any data on the sequestration rates. Any pointers to where I can find ...
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Endophytic Xylariaceae: diversity and taxonomy inferred from rDNA sequence analyses
"Thailand is considered as one of the areas containing a high percentage of unknown taxa of Xylariaceae (Rogers 2000). In Thailand, several studies on endophytic fungi have been documented, namely, ...
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Wheat anthracnose outbreaks caused by Colletotrichum cereale in the USA
"Wheat anthracnose outbreaks caused by C. cereale were problematic during the 1940s in the USA, but presently do not limit production of this crop, despite the fact that the fungus still inhabits ...
