BACTERIA


Meaning of BACTERIA in English

noun

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■ ADJECTIVE

aerobic

A specimen of the fluid was used for bacteriological studies including microscopy and culture on plates for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria .

Aside from buffering your water, it offers good external and internal surfaces for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria .

anaerobic

This leads to dead spots, a breeding ground for anaerobic bacteria .

Beneficial anaerobic filter bacteria require oxygen to oxidise nitrites to safer nitrates.

Under these conditions there is a proliferation of anaerobic bacteria which can lead to the release of harmful by-products, such as methane.

A specimen of the fluid was used for bacteriological studies including microscopy and culture on plates for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria .

Aside from buffering your water, it offers good external and internal surfaces for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria .

On the farm, slurry from solid and urine residues is digested by anaerobic bacteria in closed chambers.

certain

As a result of the increasing acidity, certain acidophilic soil bacteria are then released, which promote further acidification.

Under these conditions, certain species of bacteria break down the waste to form methane gas.

harmful

Other plants sown with the reeds absorb heavy metals and harmful bacteria .

Thorough cooking kills harmful bacteria , so be sure ground meat and poultry are cooked to the well-done stage.

Ridding his stables of a harmful bacteria cocktail has been a long and costly process for Berwickshire trainer James Adam.

More than a decade ago the National Academy of Sciences recommended that new technology be used to target harmful bacteria .

Two separate surveys found that many prepacked sandwiches were being stored at dangerously high temperatures, causing the spread of harmful bacteria .

Other chips may detect the presence of moulds or harmful bacteria .

intestinal

Data obtained from the test reflect the magnitude of intraperitoneal contamination by intestinal bacteria .

From the results obtained PABA-UDCA disulphate was considered a good material to detect intestinal bacteria .

methanogenic

Quantitative measurements show that in methanogenic subjects the majority of gaseous hydrogen produced from fermentation is consumed by methanogenic bacteria .

Invitro, sulphate reducing bacteria compete with methanogenic bacteria for hydrogen when sulphate is present.

Breath methane was measured and viable counts and metabolic activities of methanogenic bacteria and sulphate reducing bacteria determined in faeces.

In marine sediments and faeces, sulphate reducing bacteria outcompete methanogenic bacteria because of their higher affinity for such substrates.

Between 30 and 50% of people in western countries harbour methanogenic bacteria in their colons.

Dietary sulphate may allow growth of sulphate reducing bacteria which inhibit the growth of methanogenic bacteria.

Fermentation experiments in our laboratory have shown that colonic sulphate reducing bacteria outcompete methanogenic bacteria for H 2.

These results further indicate that the formation of the siderite concretions is not associated with the activity of methanogenic bacteria .

other

Once the fish is affected, other pathogens, bacteria as well as protozoal parasites and fungi, will compound the overall situation.

Nevertheless in the early days many of the other forms of bacteria died off in vast numbers.

The new bacterial forms were versatile and energetic, and could engulf other bacteria .

There are several other bacteria similar to the gonococcus, which belong to the same family, the Neisseriae.

The genus was sufficiently unlike other bacteria to arouse curiosity.

■ NOUN

filter

Beneficial anaerobic filter bacteria require oxygen to oxidise nitrites to safer nitrates.

Most proprietary medications are designed not to kill filter bacteria .

Does it set back the filter bacteria , denied of the first stage of the nitrogen equation?

Others claim to aid the filter process by breaking down the detritus helping filter bacteria to get to work.

F Filter bacteria: Almost every natural substance can be broken down by bacteria. and fish wastes are no exception.

■ VERB

cause

A postmortem showed the cause of her death to be pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria .

It is caused by bacteria or parasites or poor water quality and the only sure treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.

Although its origin is not known, it is caused by skin bacteria acting on our body chemistry.

A pathologist told the inquest Mrs Ormerod died from pneumonia caused by the legionella bacteria .

Over recent years considerable concern has been expressed over the introduction of new diseases caused by bacteria and viruses in particular.

Tetanus is caused by bacteria which are present in soil.

Meningitis can be caused by both bacteria and viruses.

Most reported incidents of food poisoning are caused by bacteria , parasites or viruses found in sewage.

contain

Some toothpastes are specially made to help keep your gums healthy, as they contain ingredients which fight bacteria .

Because mucous can contain viruses and bacteria , it can spread infections to others.

By its very nature, raw meat will contain some bacteria .

This drip could contain bacteria and contaminate other food.

They discovered almost 1,000 chains, suggesting that the entire meteorite contained millions of bacteria , says Friedmann.

The roots of the reeds contain naturally occurring bacteria which transform toxic elements contained in factory effluent, into benign substances.

destroy

Government scientists believe the action of sea water will destroy the bacteria .

If not destroyed , the bacteria can spread, especially to the membranes around the brain.

Irradiation would make things worse by destroying the warning spoilage bacteria and leaving pathogens untouched.

Heat destroys bacteria faster in a wet environment.

kill

Raw garlic is said to be preferable to kill bacteria and boost immune functioning.

Cold temperatures do not kill bacteria , they just put them on hold.

The chemicals break down the faeces and obviously kill any bacteria present.

Thorough cooking kills harmful bacteria , so be sure ground meat and poultry are cooked to the well-done stage.

Most proprietary medications are designed not to kill filter bacteria .

Antibiotics are chemicals produced naturally by fungi to kill their rivals: bacteria .

Antibiotics will. of course, kill all bacteria , including beneficial kinds in the filter, whether this is undergravel or not.

Cooking wild rabbits kills these bacteria .

live

A layer of photosynthetic bacteria lives permanently on the boundary between brackish and highly saline water.

But the bacteria does not live on the roots, and is not effective in preventing damage.

Detailed study produced some chemical evidence that bacteria had once lived within the meteorite.

Some bacteria that live in mud on Earth use chains of magnetite as tiny compasses to determine which way is up.

Remember you are putting organic matter into your tank, but you will not be upsetting the bacteria living in your filter.

Soil bacteria and fungi live by digesting and recycling dead plant material such as leaves and seed cases.

produce

These peptides are produced by bacteria normally found in the human bowel and in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Cultured buttes-milk is pasteurized skim milk or low-fat milk that has been soured by lactic acid producing bacteria or other similar culture.

However, a variety of urease producing bacteria are present in the mouth and swallowed in the saliva.

These research activities have led to the initial isolation of many of the now known species of methane producing bacteria .

Yeang also claimed he has produced antibodies against bacteria in the sap.

reduce

Invitro, sulphate reducing bacteria compete with methanogenic bacteria for hydrogen when sulphate is present.

Breath methane was measured and viable counts and metabolic activities of methanogenic bacteria and sulphate reducing bacteria determined in faeces.

In marine sediments and faeces, sulphate reducing bacteria outcompete methanogenic bacteria because of their higher affinity for such substrates.

We conclude that methanogenesis is regulated by dietary sulphate if sulphate reducing bacteria are present.

Dietary sulphate may allow growth of sulphate reducing bacteria which inhibit the growth of methanogenic bacteria.

Sulphate feeding allows growth of sulphate reducing bacteria which then may inhibit methanogenic bacterial by substrate competition.

An important alternative is the reduction of sulphate by sulphate reducing bacteria .

When sulphate availability is increased sulphate reducing bacteria proliferate and eventually may outcompete methanogens when the sulphate supply is sufficient.

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Also, the test may be useful for monitoring the effects of antibiotics on the gastrointestinal bacteria .

Botulism toxin from bacteria prevents the release of acetylcholine and is the most poisonous substance known.

He looked like he had a corner on the local bacteria market.

Quantitative measurements show that in methanogenic subjects the majority of gaseous hydrogen produced from fermentation is consumed by methanogenic bacteria .

The incubation period almost certainly varies with the number of bacteria originally passed on.

The mouth and digestive system are remarkably well defended against bacteria and other disease-causing, agents.

The results that we saw did not show the presence of any forms of bacteria .

There may be more bacteria in and on you as you read this than there are human beings in the whole world.

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