Why Woodpeckers Are Called Ecosystem Engineers
Animals, which can create or modify a habitat are known as ecosystem engineers. Woodpeckers make holes in the tree trunk,... View Article
Animals, which can create or modify a habitat are known as ecosystem engineers. Woodpeckers make holes in the tree trunk,... View Article
Yes, fats can be a substrate for cellular respiration. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats all can be used as fuels but... View Article
Artificial kidney is also known as dialyzer. Often, an artificial kidney is a synonym for hemodialysis, could also refer to... View Article
It is an abnormal breathing pattern distinguished by an extended inspiratory time along with an end-inspiratory pause versus a shorter... View Article
Lysosomes are also known as suicide bags of the cell. Lysosomes work as the waste disposing of structures of the... View Article
Capable of forming endospores, Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped and Gram-positive bacteria. It is one of the best-featured bacteria which... View Article
In gram negative bacteria, the outer membrane is composed of LPS (Lipopolysaccharide) which serves as an endotoxin. In pathogenicity, endotoxin... View Article
Viruses need a host to reproduce, they cannot reproduce on their own, resources are drawn from the host to replenish... View Article
Many microorganisms are known to cause diseases. There are five main types of pathogenic organisms – fungi, viruses, bacteria, parasitic... View Article
Pathogenic bacteria can cause diseases upon entering the body of their host. They enter through various means, via soil, water,... View Article
Pathogens can inflict diseases in many ways. One is through direct damage to tissues or cells while replication takes place.... View Article
Some examples of pathogenic organisms are Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a few strains of bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella, E.coli... View Article
An organism that has the capability to cause diseases in the host is a pathogenic organism. Some examples of pathogenic... View Article
Pathogens must possess the following characteristics to multiply and survive in their hosts – Invade or colonize the host and... View Article
Difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria Pathogenic Bacteria Non Pathogenic Bacteria Inflicting Diseases Can cause diseases Do not cause any... View Article
Non pathogenic bacteria are the ones which are incapable of causing any disease. They do not harm its host, instead... View Article
Some examples of non-pathogenic organisms are – Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteroides Staphylococcus epidermidis Brevibacterium linens Bifidobacteria Also see: Infectious diseases What... View Article
Predominantly, Bacillus subtilis are found in the soil, air and in association with plants, plant compost. It is considered to... View Article
Bacterial pathogens make use of common regulatory mechanisms such as two-component signal transduction systems and alternative sigma factors in order... View Article
The components of virulence permit the pathogenic strains to survive within the animal and inflict diseases. Non-virulent strains on the... View Article