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Food Poisoning Prevention and Treatment

Food poisoning is a general term for when a person becomes ill from something they've ingested. Here's the lowdown on the prevention and treatment of food-borne illness. more...

Structural Differences of Bacteria and Viruses

Bacteria and viruses are both tiny infectious agents with the ability to cause disease. So it is not surprising that these microbes are sometimes mistaken as the same. more...

Expression of Genes in Bacteria and Viruses

Bacteria are living cells with DNA genomes that direct the production of enzymes required for metabolism. Viruses are not alive. What does the viral genome do? more...

How Viruses and Bacteria Infect Human Hosts

Both bacteria and viruses can cause disease. However, these two types of infectious agents achieve their pathogenicity in different ways. more...

Species Distinction and Prokaryotes

The distinction between species of sexually reproducing organisms is quite clear, but how are the lines drawn for organisms, like bacteria, that reproduce as clones? more...

How Are Streptococcal Species Classified?

Types of Streptococcus can be distinguished by cell arrangements, hemolysis pattern that they generate on blood agar and by their antigenic particles. more...

Difference between Group A and B Streptococcus

Bacteria in the genus Streptococcus can be classified by species, hemolysis pattern and by their antigens, chemicals to which the human immune system reacts. more...

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Sustainable Agriculture Using Biofertilizers

By: Jitendra Rathod

Environmental concerns have necessitated a fresh look at "clean and green" options in agriculture. Biofertilizers are the new "in thing." more...

Archaeans – Methanogens in Extreme Environments

By: Andrew Meeres

Thought to be among the oldest organisms on earth, methanogens live in extreme environments and have adaptations allowing them to thrive in their harsh habitats. more...

Microbiology - Seeing & Understanding the Unseen

By: Donald Reinhardt

They are almost everywhere, in the air, soil and water. They are on and inside the bodies of living things. They can help, and they can harm. They are the microbes. more...

Sputnik - Now a Virus Satellite

By: Bernard Betts

Newly discovered cell-sized viruses have an infecting satellite virus, with implications for viruses as life forms, cell origins, the cause of disease and its treatment. more...

Free Radicals and Aging

By: Isaac M. McPhee

Science has many theories regarding why people get older and eventually die, though it is surprising to learn how much mystery remains in this exploration. more...

Oral Herpes Treatment & Prevention

By: Judy Arbique

Recurrent Herpes labialis (oral herpes) infections, also known as cold sores or fever blisters, are common worldwide among adolescents and adults. more...

Oral Herpes Infections

By: Judy Arbique

About 60% of adults and adolescents have suffered primary oral herpes infection, and to 40% of those have recurrent infections. more...

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