Name Some Organic Acids Obtained From Fungal Sources.
The table below provides details to some organic acids and their fungal source – Organic acid Source Gallic acid Aspergillus... View Article
The table below provides details to some organic acids and their fungal source – Organic acid Source Gallic acid Aspergillus... View Article
The following table indicates some antibiotics and the corresponding source of fungus – Name of antibiotic Source of fungus Penicillin... View Article
One of the steps in the cultivation of mushrooms is casing. Casing involves the covering of compost with a thin... View Article
General features of fungal members are – The plant body is called mycelium composed of hyaline, tubular, filamentous structures known... View Article
Fossil diatoms form diatomaceous earth. Commercially, it is called diatomite or kieselguhr. Due to its lightweight, porosity and capacity to... View Article
Differences between bacteria and cyanobacteria are as follows – Attribute Bacteria Cyanobacteria Diameter of cell Typically ranges from 0.5-1 micron... View Article
One of the methods through which vegetative reproduction exists in Nostoc is akinetes. Akinetes are resting pores formed to tide... View Article
Vegetative reproduction exists in Nostoc in several methods. One of which is hormogonium. Hormogonium is part of the trichome between... View Article
On the basis of the arrangement and the number of flagella, the following types of bacteria are classified – Type... View Article
Based on the forms, bacteria are designated as coccus, bacillus, spirillum and vibrio forms. Cocci form, in turn, depending on... View Article
The lytic life cycle occurs in four stages – Infection stage Latent stage Vegetative stage Lysis stage or liberation stage... View Article
Bacteriophages exhibit two types of life cycles namely the Lytic life cycle and lysogenic life cycle. The viruses that kill... View Article
The non-living properties of viruses are – Viruses lack cellular organization as they do not contain protoplasm and the enzyme... View Article
The living properties of viruses are – All viruses are nucleoproteinaceous in nature Nucleic acid found is either RNA or... View Article
Apoptosis is a necessary evil among multicellular organisms like a man. Organisms have many advantages due to the process as... View Article
Apoptosis is a programmed cell death involving systematic disassembly of cells. The following are the important features of an apoptotic... View Article
Genetic analysis of family histories of cancer patients shows that most of the common cancers have no genetic pattern. But... View Article
One of the biggest problems of cancer is its capacity to spread in the body. It spreads by one or... View Article
Following are the symptoms of Lymphoma – Lack of energy leading to fatigue Swelling of lymph nodes, but they are... View Article
Anaphase I begins with the shortening of chromosomal fibres that are attached to the centromeres of homologous chromosomes. Hence, each... View Article