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Microbial Genetics and Evolution
Microorganisms, 2022 Although proto-evolutionary ideas date back to the time of the ancient Greeks, the idea that organisms evolve was not considered a basic element of scientific knowledge until Charles Darwin published his “On the Origin of Species” in 1859 [...]
Sara Del Duca +3 more
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Microbial Genetics: Stress Management [PDF]
Trends in Microbiology, 2021 Microbes constitute the very core of our existence. Long believed to be a nuisance and proponents of various disease, latest research point toward their functions in processes that can prove beneficial for human survival and afford long-term protection from disease.
Shankar, Iyer, Sonia, Muliyil
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Journey of the Probiotic Bacteria: Survival of the Fittest
Microorganisms, 2022 This review aims to bring a more general view of the technological and biological challenges regarding production and use of probiotic bacteria in promoting human health.
Allyson Andrade Mendonça +5 more
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Evolutionary Genetics of Microbial Symbiosis [PDF]
Genes, 2021 Symbiosis is the living together of dissimilar organisms [...]
Laura Baldo, John H. Werren
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How and why DNA barcodes underestimate the diversity of microbial eukaryotes [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Because many picoplanktonic eukaryotic species cannot currently be maintained in culture, direct sequencing of PCR-amplified 18S ribosomal gene DNA fragments from filtered sea-water has been successfully used to investigate the astounding ...
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2023 Background During the last five decades, chemical synthetic pesticides have been used extensively to control pests and protect crops. Use of synthetic pesticide has caused some unfortunate consequences like environmental pollution, pest resistance and ...
Shereen Abdel-Hameed Mohamed +3 more
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Genetically Programmable Microbial Assembly
ACS Synthetic Biology, 2021 Engineered microbial communities show promise in a wide range of applications, including environmental remediation, microbiome engineering, and synthesis of fine chemicals. Here we present methods by which bacterial aggregates can be directed into several distinct architectures by inducible surface expression of heteroassociative protein domains ...
Mark T. Kozlowski +3 more
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 2022 Background The rabbit cecum hosts and interacts with a complex microbial ecosystem that contributes to the variation of traits of economic interest.
María Velasco-Galilea +4 more
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Marine crude-oil biodegradation: a central role for interspecies interactions [PDF]
, 2012 The marine environment is highly susceptible to pollution by petroleum, and so it is important to understand how microorganisms degrade hydrocarbons, and thereby mitigate ecosystem damage. Our understanding about the ecology, physiology, biochemistry and
Folwell, Benjamin D +3 more
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Current concept on the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease-crosstalk between genetic and microbial factors: Pathogenic bacteria and altered bacterial sensing or changes in mucosal integrity take "toll"? [PDF]
, 2006 The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is only partially understood. Various environmental and host (e.g. genetic-, epithelial-, immune and non-immune) factors are involved.
Fischer, Simon +4 more
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