The widely accepted definition says that probiotic bacteria are live microorganisms that, when supplemented in an appropriate dose, have a beneficial effect on the host. Many studies show that selected bacterial strains possess the ability to modulate the course of the disease and alleviate its sympto...
How can bacterial infections in plants and animals be treated? (a) Discuss how some microbes that produce infections in humans have become resistant to antibiotics. (b) Find 1 example of microbial resistance (within the last 5 years) that has produ...
You're looking for a combination of ingredients that will provide the right living conditions for the microorganisms and bacteria that break down the materials in the compost pile. This tiny work force of actimomycetes (act-TIN-OH-my-SEE-tees) must have food, water and oxygen to do their...
(1998) recognized the need to explain the N sink in soils. The fact that soil microorganisms remained strong sinks called the attention to mycorrhizal fungi, which receive fresh carbohydrates from the trees. Attention was thus paid to trenching experiments, which disrupt the flow of C from trees...
What happens to the amount of oxygen present in soil when the soil becomes waterlogged?Question:What happens to the amount of oxygen present in soil when the soil becomes waterlogged?Soil:The soil is the combination of several minerals, organic matter, gases, and mic...
Pharmaceuticals (PCs) have been widely detected in natural environment due to agricultural application of reclaimed water, sludge and animal wastes. Their potential risks to various ecosystems and even to human health have caused great concern; however, little was known about their environmental behavior...
The basis of all chemical reactions is the breaking of bonds, or decomposition, and the creation of bonds, or synthesis. Decomposition requires energy because the chemical bonds are initially stable, and energy is required to break them apart. The molecules in the bond have a lower energy level...
The second one made her pass out: “Her vision went white, her knees buckled, and she collapsed at the top of a stairwell, unconscious.” Electrolytes Are Forced Out of Your Cells Photo: Nephron WikiMedia Commons CC BY SA 3.0 Electrolytes aren’t just what plants crave...
Carbon sinks remove carbon from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that can be locked away for days, years, or millennia. These carbon sinks are important to the carbon cycle as without them atmospheric carbon would rise sharply, disrupting the Earth's climate....
Briefly explain the RNAi pathway in plants and how it affects plant-infecting RNA viruses. Explain how a plant pathogenic attack can affect plant physiological processes. Explain the pre-infectional and post-infectional processes used by plants in the defense against ...