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An aerobic denitrifying bacterium, strain 2-8, was isolated from a biological aerated filter in a recirculating marine aquaculture system, phylogeny and characteristics of the strain was further studied.
Sequence of the 16S rRNA gene was analyzed and the factors affect the denitrifying ability of st...
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PMID: 21090256
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We found the alterations of Paneth cells including abnormal Paneth cell granules and expression of lysozyme and defensin 5 in response to lymphocyte depletion by alemtuzumab. Lymphocyte depletion resulted in decreased expression of TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-10 and TGF-beta in the intestine. The diver...
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PMID: 20605528
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The enlargement of the stenosed portal tract related to triple partial portal vein ligation in the rat, since it increases the resistance to the portal blood flow, may be a key factor involved in one of the pathological consequences of portal hypertension, as is bacterial translocation to mesenteric...
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PMID: 19834810
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This study focused on the competitive biosorption of Yellow 2G (Y2G) and Reactive Brilliant Red K-2G (RBR) by inactive aerobic granules in binary solutions. A first-order derivative spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of Y2G and RBR in binary solutions was developed. Dubinin...
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PMID: 20303747
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The inhibitory effect of free ammonia (NH(3) or FA) and free nitrous acid (HNO(2) or FNA) on the ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and the dependence of the AOB activity on the concentration of total inorganic carbon (TIC) are well-established. In contrast, less is know about the effect of high FA an...
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PMID: 20356734
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The aim of this work is the study of recycling urban primary sludge by in-vessel aerobic composting way. Two series of composting trials were carried out in an automated accelerated bioreactor in mixture with agricultural wastes: sugar beet leaves (C1); straw, sheep manure and sugar beet leaves (C2)...
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PMID: 20335022
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Activated sludge foaming caused by filamentous microorganisms is a major wastewater treatment plant operating problem. This paper presents the results of an investigation of the role of dispersed nocardioforms in activated sludge foaming. Dispersed nocardioforms had a greater propensity for foaming...
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PMID: 20572454
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The mechanisms for the removal of heavy metals during secondary biological treatment of wastewater, with particular emphasis on the activated sludge process, are considered. It is concluded that the predominant mechanism is the entrapment and co-settlement of insoluble metal species in the mixed liq...
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PMID: 20586235
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With the current increasing interest in aquifer denitrification, recent attention has been given to cost-effective in-situ treatments such as Enhanced In-Situ Biological Denitrification (EISBD), which intends to stimulate the indigenous bacterial activity by injecting an external organic substrate a...
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PMID: 20586242
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These results suggest that, despite membrane bioreactor biomass achieving the lowest effluent suspended solids concentration and having the lowest effluent chemical oxygen demand, which is accepted as a surrogate measure of organic chemical chelating ability of the aqueous phase, they produce the hi...
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PMID: 20586234
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This study compared effects of gamma ray (GR) and electron beam (EB) irradiation on quality (TBARS value, hardness, color), sensory characteristics, and total bacterial populations in beef sausage patties during accelerated storage at 30 degrees C for 10days. Beef sausage patties were vacuum-package...
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PMID: 20374913
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This review presents our studies that investigated the effects of exposure to direct and indirect smoking on the colonization with pathogenic bacteria and organisms that interfere with their growth. The flora of smokers (S) contained less aerobic and anaerobic organisms with interfering capability a...
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PMID: 20129680
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We studied the optimization of nitrogen reduction from municipal wastewater in a laboratory-scale modified Ludzack-Ettinger activated sludge wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The unit consisted of primary denitrification, secondary nitrification, a sludge clarifier and a post-denitrification unit....
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PMID: 20540423
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Ceftaroline is a new broad-spectrum cephalosporin being developed for the treatment of serious bacterial infections, including those caused by aerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of administration of ceftaroline on the inte...
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PMID: 20231399
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Olive oil mill wastewater (OMW) is generally recognized as an environmentally troublesome by-product of the olive oil industry as its disposal without any treatment is known to cause serious environmental problems. However, this effluent has a high fertilizing power and constitutes, with urban waste...
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PMID: 20480828
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Our in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility results for CEM-101 demonstrate better activity compared with other MLS(B) class agents among a diverse group of uncommonly isolated bacterial pathogens; these results provide an impetus for possible expanded indications during Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials....
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PMID: 20022192
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It is worth emphasizing that airway support is the priority in patients with deep neck infections. Empirical antibiotic treatments must cover gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic pathogens. Surgical exploration and drainage may be mandatory in selected cases at presentation or in ca...
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PMID: 20392031
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Aerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AerAOB) and anoxic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) cooperate in partial nitritation/anammox systems to remove ammonium from wastewater. In this process, large granular microbial aggregates enhance the performance, but little is known about granulation so far....
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PMID: 19948857
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We evaluated the composition of the microbiota of supra- and subgingival plaque samples collected from 75 adult subjects with different drinking habits (drinkers of coffee, red wine, or water for at least 2 years) by analyzing the microbial population through the separation of PCR-amplified fragment...
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PMID: 19955272
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These results support the elimination of dump tanks in cantaloupe packing operations established by the Mexican government for certification of firms exporting cantaloupes to the United States. When a sanitizer is to be applied to the product, lactic acid seems to be a viable option, at least for pr...
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PMID: 20132684
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We are summarizing our experimental results given by pharmaceutical and microbiological optimalization of artificial tears. The incidental adaptability of povidone-iodine (PVP-I) as a preservative in artificial tears was examined compared to usually used materials. Some artificial tears (Oculogutta...
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PMID: 20684379
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Antibacterial efficacy of formocresol, 2% gluteraldehyde and iodine-potassium iodide was assessed by obtaining cultures at consecutive appointments in multiple visit pulpectomies in primary molars. Formocresol and 2% gluteraldehyde were more effective as intracanal medicaments and caused significant...
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PMID: 20215667
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The measurable microbial load on poultry carcasses during processing is determined by a number of factors including farm or origin, processing hygiene, and external temperature. This study investigated associations between carcass microbial load and progressive delays to processing. A total of 30 ca...
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PMID: 20051200
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The ability of two differing marine sediments (one clayey, the other sandy) to attenuate the explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), dissolved in intertidal seawater from the eastern English coast of the North Sea, was examined using aerobic microcosms. Analysis of the seawater from the microcosms re...
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PMID: 20453325
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Deammonification is known as an efficient and resource saving sidestream process option to remove the nitrogen load from sludge liquors. The transfer of the intermediate product nitrite between both syntrophic groups of organisms - aerobic and anaerobic ammonia oxidizers (AOB) - appears very sensiti...
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PMID: 20388987
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We provide here an experimental overview on the efficacy of common sanitation methods, which are based on peracetic acid-hydrogen peroxide, sodium dichloroisocyanurate, and the quaternary ammonium compound didecyldimethylammonium chloride. The sanitizers were tested for their activity against natura...
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PMID: 19903410
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This study evaluates the biodegradation kinetics of an integrated dairy wastewater, with the main purpose of defining the experimental basis for modelling of the activated sludge process. Besides conventional characterization, the experiments involved detailed chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractionat...
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PMID: 19947147
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Using our previously defined Lubbock Chronic Wound Biofilm (LCWB) model combined with quantitative PCR, anaerobic bacteria were shown to proliferate through integration into the biofilm under aerobic conditions. Using electron microscopy we show close association between aerobes and anaerobes within...
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PMID: 19816382
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Mangroves are woody specialized trees of tropics and are valuable flora contributing to economical, ecological, scientific and cultural resources. They thrive in salty environments like coastal regions and are aid towards disaster management facing the onslaught of giant waves such as Tsunami. Analy...
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PMID: 20136052
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The performance of nitrogen removal with sequencing batch reactors were investigated in different pH conditions using simulated municipal wastewater. The experimental results showed that ammonium and nitrate as well as nitrite in R2 (pH controlled at 8.0 +/- 0.2) were 0-1 mg x L(-1) and 8-10 mg x L(...
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PMID: 19799295
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This study evaluated the microbial quality of ground beef and ground beef patties sold at local (Virginia) and Internet (U.S.) retail markets. A total of 152 ground beef products, consisting of locally purchased raw ground beef (LRG) and frozen beef patties (LFP) and Internet-procured frozen ground...
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PMID: 19722408
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Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) is a common illness, but there have been relatively few studies of the bacterial etiology in developing countries. Nasopharyngeal aspirates of 70 children under 10 years of age with ALRTI were cultured for aerobic bacterial pathogens. Klebsiella pneumo...
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PMID: 19213982
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The effect of organic loading rate on granular SBR was investigated. When the organic loading rate gradually reduced from 1.8 kg/(m3 x d) to 1.575, 1.125 and 0.67 kg/(m3 x d), the characteristics of granular sludge changed greatly, including disintegration of granules, washout of sludge, reduce of g...
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PMID: 19558117
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The effect of addition of organic carbon sources (acetic acid and waste activated sludge alkaline fermentation liquid) on anaerobic-aerobic (low dissolved oxygen, 0.15-0.45 mg/L) biological municipal wastewater treatment was investigated. The results showed that carbon source addition affected not o...
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PMID: 19136253
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A strain of sludge-lysing bacteria was isolated from waste activated sludge (WAS) in this study. The result of 16S rRNA gene analysis demonstrated that it was a species of new genus Brevibacillus (named Brevibacillus sp. KH3). The strain could release the protease with molecule weight of about 40 kD...
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PMID: 19147346
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The hybrid bioreactor landfill was promising in solid waste management. In the work, the nitrogen removal and nitrogen transformation in hybrid bioreactor landfill with sequencing of facultative anaerobic and aerobic conditions was explored. The result showed that the combination of facultative anae...
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PMID: 19144513
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A lab-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) was used to start-up the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) process from the conventional activated sludge for 2 months. Results indicated the MBR could be a novel and suitable system for start-up of the Anammox process. The Anammox activity appeared after 1...
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PMID: 19135362
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Quinone type compound, pulsaquinone 1, isolated from the aqueous ethanol extract of the roots of Pulsatilla koreana exhibited antimicrobial activities against an anaerobic non-spore-forming gram-positive bacillus, Propionibacterium acnes, which is related with the pathogenesis of the inflamed lesion...
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PMID: 19407964
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Fulminant gangrene of the penis was described by Fournier more than two hundred years ago, however, to this day there are a number of controversies regarding its management. The diagnosis of Fournier's gangrene is essentially clinical, and although laboratory and various imaging techniques can be us...
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PMID: 19275972
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A carbon membrane-aerated biofilm reactor was developed to treat municipal wastewater, in which the carbon and nitrogen were removed simultaneously. The results showed that COD removal, NH4+-N removal and TN removal efficiency could reach 82.5%, 95.1% and 84.2%, respectively, under the conditions of...
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PMID: 19402491
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By parallel operation of three phosphorus removal systems (SBR) using different electron acceptors of O2, NO3(-) and NO2(-), process characteristics and inherent competition mechanism of microorganisms were discussed. Although NO2(-) had no direct inhibition on anoxic phosphorus uptake after the DPA...
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PMID: 19402492
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Aerobic bacteria counts and contamination with Salmonella were investigated in a total of 1,327 samples of commercial liquid egg in 1992-2002. Salmonella was isolated from 8.1% of the samples, and Salmonella contamination was found in 1.7% of even the pasteurized liquid egg samples. The major Salmon...
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PMID: 19325224
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In the reaction of hydrazide of 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetic acid (1) with isothiocyanate the respective thiosemicarbazide derivatives (2) were obtained. Further cyclization with 2% NaOH led to the formation of 3-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-substituted-1,2,4-triazoline-5-thiones (3). The structures...
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PMID: 19226973
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Dongying D Wu,
Jason J Raymond,
Martin M Wu,
Sourav S Chatterji,
Qinghu Q Ren,
Joel E JE Graham,
Donald A DA Bryant,
Frank F Robb,
Albert A Colman,
Luke J LJ Tallon,
Jonathan H JH Badger,
Ramana R Madupu,
Naomi L NL Ward and
Jonathan A JA Eisen
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We determined the genome sequence of Thermomicrobium roseum DSM 5159. T. roseum DSM 5159 is a red-pigmented, rod-shaped, Gram-negative extreme thermophile isolated from a hot spring that possesses both an atypical cell wall composition and an unusual cell membrane that is composed entirely of long-c...
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PMID: 19148287
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Characteristic of oral microflora in practically sound children and patients with chronic gastroduodenitis was offered. Microflora singled out from ill persons differed by pathogenicity in previously opportunistic pathogenic forms. Monitoring of sensitivity and resistivity to antibiotics of the sing...
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PMID: 20081784
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A novel extremely thermophilic bacterium (Ni80T) was isolated from food sludge compost in Japan. Cells were Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly-aerobic and rod-shaped with peritrichous flagella. The novel isolate grew at pH 6.5-10.5 but not at pH 11.0 (optimum pH 8.0) and 52-79 degrees C but not...
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PMID: 19940377
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A bacterial strain, designated CKOBP-6T, isolated from a contaminated laboratory plate, was characterized by using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Chemotaxonomic and morphological properties of the strain were consistent with its classification in the genus Paenibacillus. Cells were Gram-variable,...
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PMID: 19126735
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The physical and chemical changes occurring in blood that has been inoculated into a blood culture bottle can be used as means to detect the presence of microorganisms in blood cultures. These changes include primarily the conversion of oxy- to deoxyhemoglobin within the red blood cells (RBCs) and c...
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PMID: 19566335
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The diversity of cultured aerobic organisms collected from water samples and bottom sediment from two areas of natural oil seepage on Lake Baikal has been researched. Representatives of Alpha-, Beta-, and Gammaproteobacteria have been found in samples collected near the BolTshaya Zelenovskaya River...
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PMID: 19894595
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Aerobic granular sludge cultivated in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor, through mechanical separation using metal sieves, was categorized into five size categories of0.09 (flocs), 0.35, 0.82, 1.65 and 2.54 mm in mean diameter. Granule microbial activiy of each size category and the activity of...
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PMID: 19213468
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When disease severity was classified according to the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) guidelines, 80.7% of the cases in this study were graded as "most severe". The overall detection rate of bacteria was 87.1% (monomicrobial, 32.3%; polymicrobial, 54.8%). Of the 111 pathogens detected (14 anaerob...
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PMID: 19182422
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The toxic phase of peritonitis in patients with perforating duodenal ulcers is accompanied with the development of syndrome of redundant bacterial colonization of the small intestine. However, it is less pronounced than in other forms of intra-abdominal infection. The greatest quantitative growth in...
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PMID: 19947410
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During organic wastes degradation, P is transformed which may affect its availability. In this study, the dynamics of P and the occurrence of phytate-utilizing bacteria (PUB) were evaluated during aerobic degradation of dairy cattle dung in laboratory-scale reactors for 105 d. The results showed an...
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PMID: 18977014
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Anaerobic bacteria are important pathogens in the causation of bacterial vaginosis along with other aerobic organisms. Bacteroides and peptostreptococci are significantly raised in BV....
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PMID: 19136782
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Specimens obtained during autopsy of exhumed remains of general Władysław Sikorski were examined applying aerobic and anaerobic cultures. The results are presented in the table.
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PMID: 19711818
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Fluoroquinolones have activity against normal aerobic flora of the ocular surface. Normal ocular flora, especially gram-positive species, has low resistance to the fourth-generation fluoroquinolones -- gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin....
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PMID: 19092409
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The aim of this study is to better evaluate the occurrence of an acclimatization-enrichment period, defined as a selection period of consortia having the capability to biodegrade pollutants. In order to perform this evaluation, two experimental strategies were carried out and the results were studie...
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PMID: 19901452
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We are presently investigating a method of disease prevention termed paratransgenesis. In this approach, symbiotic or commensal bacteria are transformed to produce anti-Leishmania molecules. The transformed bacteria are delivered back to sand flies to inactivate the parasite within the vector itself...
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PMID: 19052297
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Eight aerobic bacterial strains were isolated from pulp paper mill waste and screened for tolerance of kraft lignin (KL) using the nutrient enrichment technique in mineral salt media (MSM) agar plate (15 g/L) amended with different concentrations of KL (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 ppm) along with 1...
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PMID: 19164883
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