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A subdivision of microbiology dedicated to the study of bacteria.
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Approximately how long do bacteria live for?
They're effectively immortal, albeit in a Phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes sort of way.
In general, a bacterial cell will divide as soon as it's biochemically able to do so, leaving behind two daughter …
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Can methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone (MI/MCI) behave as bacteriostatic in l...
Yes, MI/MCI can behave as a bacteriostatic at low concentrations.
Check out table 1 in this paper: The Mechanism of Action of Isothiazolone Biocides. For a bunch of different isothiazolones (includin …
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Hot water and bacteria
The goal of hand washing is to remove surface debris, including foreign pathogens. Most things that most people encounter on a daily basis dissolve more easily in hot water than in cold water. Thus, h …
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Does soap kill human cells?
salamander is right about triclosan being the active ingredient in antibacterial soap, but the reason why it doesn't kill human cells doesn't have anything to do with the skin. From salamander's same …
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Horizontal Gene Transfer
If you're looking at evolutionary timescales, then the only available source of information is the target organism's genome sequence. At least some of the methods of horizontal gene transfer you menti …