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Microbial catalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction for microbial fuel cells: a review. [PDF]

, 2012
The slow kinetics of the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a crucial bottleneck in the development of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). This article firstly gives an overview of the particular constraints imposed on ORR by MFC operating ...
Bergel, Alain, Erable, Benjamin, Féron, Damien   +2 more
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Integrating Ecological and Engineering Concepts of Resilience in Microbial Communities [PDF]

, 2015
Many definitions of resilience have been proffered for natural and engineered ecosystems, but a conceptual consensus on resilience in microbial communities is still lacking. We argue that the disconnect largely results from the wide variance in microbial
Fredrickson, Jim K., Lindemann, Stephen R., Renslow, Ryan S., Song, Hyun-Seob   +3 more
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Ecologically facilitative green approach for synthesizing gold nanoparticles: a screening study of bioactivities [PDF]

Exploration of BioMat-X
Aim: Plants possess tremendous medicinal properties which have been supposed to be promising candidates for biomedical applications, especially in the field of nanobiotechnology.
Sumaira Mumtaz, Ietzaz Husain, Muhammad Javid Iqbal   +2 more
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Soil Microbial Biomass And Activity In A Cork Oak Savanna [PDF]

, 2010
Cork oak savannas are composed by a sparse tree canopy (30-70 trees/ha) and a grassland understory predominantly composed of C3 annuals that survive the hot and dry Mediterranean summers as seeds in the soil.
David Fangueiro, João Coutinho, João Pereira, Maria Caldeira, Maria Caldeira, Miguel Bugalho, Xavier Lecomte   +6 more
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Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Michigan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
The increasing prevalence of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (QRNG) in the United States is a cause for concern. Detecting resistance is complicated by the widespread use of molecular tests that do not provide isolates for susceptibility ...
Kathryn E. Macomber, Martha S. Boehme, James T. Rudrik, Dara Ganoczy, Erin Crandell-Alden, William A. Schneider, Patricia A. Somsel   +6 more
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Phyllosphere microbiology with special reference to diversity and plant genotype [PDF]

, 2008
The phyllosphere represents the habitat provided by the aboveground parts of plants, and on a global scale supports a large and complex microbial community.
Adams, Andrews, Arnold, Arnold, Asins, Beattie, Beattie, Becker, Bernstein, Blakeman, Brandl, Brandl, Bunster, Corpe, Correa, Davis, de Jager, Diem, Dik, Dingman, Elvira-Recuenco, Fourtouni, Freiberg, Gal, Glickmann, Glushakova, Gourion, Greenberg, Hirano, Hirano, Hirano, Hirano, Hutchison, Idris, Inacio, Ishimaru, Jackson, Jacques, Jacques, Kadivar, Kinkel, Kinkel, Kinkel, Kinkel, Klerks, Lacey, Lamb, Lambais, Larran, Last, Leben, Legard, Leveau, Lighthart, Lindemann, Lindemann, Lindow, Lindow, Manceau, Mansvelt, Manulis, Mariano, Mechaber, Mew, Mew, Miller, Miyamoto, Monier, Morris, Morris, Morris, Morris, Morris, Morris, Murty, Oliveira, O’Brien, O’Callaghan, Papen, Pillay, Preston, Quigley, Ramette, Rasche, Rasche, Rasche, Reiter, Romantschuck, Schreiber, Schweitzer, Sessitsch, Sessitsch, Shepherd, Singh, Stapleton, Sundin, Sundin, Surico, Suslow, Swift, ten Hoopen, Thompson, Upper, Van Aken, Venette, Wagner, Whipps, Wildman, Wilson, Wulff, Yang, Zak   +111 more
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Evaluation of the efficacy of Alpron disinfectant for dental unit water lines [PDF]

, 2002
AIMS: To assess the efficacy of a disinfectant, Alpron, for controlling microbial contamination within dental unit water lines. METHODS: The microbiological quality of water emerging from the triple syringe, high speed handpiece, cup filler and surgery ...
A Gross, A J Smith, AJ Smith, CL Pankhurst, CL Pankhurst, CWI Douglas, FF Reinthaler, GC Blake, HN Williams, HN Williams, I Aitken, IC Abel, J Hood, JF Williams, JF Williams, JT Marais, JT Walker, M Kellet, MV Martin, PJ Kim, RC Scheid, RC Scheid, RI Karpay, RLS Whitehouse, RM Atlas, S McHugh, S Witt, SA Fayle, SE Mills, SJ Challacombe, T Meiller   +30 more
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Contaminação microbiana em carne moída de açougues da cidade de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil Microbial contamination in minced meat of butcher shops of Santa Maria city, RS, Brazil

Ciência Rural, 1996
Foram coletadas aleatoriamente, 10 amostras de carne moída bovina em açougues da cidade de Santa Maria, RS, para determinar a presença de microorganismos totais, coliformes e Staphylococcus aureus.
Elisabete Dockhorn Grünspan, Sara Noemi Ulon, Air Fagundes dos Santos, Geder Paulo Herrmann, Velcir Rubenich Shirmer   +4 more
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Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition. [PDF]

, 2015
Grasslands have a long history of invasion by exotic annuals, which may alter microbial communities and nutrient cycling through changes in litter quality and biomass turnover rates.
Allen, Edith B, Crowley, David, Dickens, Sara Jo M, Santiago, Louis S   +3 more
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The Microbial Olympics [PDF]

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012
Every four years, the Olympic Games plays host to competitors who have built on their natural talent by training for many years to become the best in their chosen discipline. Similar spirit and endeavour can be found throughout the microbial world, in which every day is a competition to survive and thrive.
Youle, M, Rohwer, F, Stacy, A, Whiteley, M, Steel, B, Delalez, N, Nord, A, Berry, R, Armitage, J, Kamoun, S, Hogenhout, S, Diggle, S, Gurney, J, Pollitt, E, Boetius, A, Cary, S   +15 more
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