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Microbiology is the study of extremely small organisms. This includes organisms like bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses.
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Is there any convincing evidence for the existence of nanobacteria?
There are two convincing papers (1,2) arguing that the observed "nanobacteria" are in fact mineral/protein complexes and not any living organisms.
In (1) Martel and Young created very similar looking …
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What is the advantage of using starter cultures for growing bacteria?
Many DNA isolation and protein expression protocols contain instructions to use a starter culture of E. coli that is then used to inoculate the main culture.
What are the advantages of using starter …
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How to understand influenza strain designations?
The two letters represent the type of hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N) present on the viral surface. Those are the major surface proteins of the influenza virus and therefore crucial for the im …