Diagnosis‚ Initial Management‚ and Prevention of Meningitis DAVID M. BAMBERGER‚ MD‚ University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine‚ Kansas City‚ Missouri Although the annual incidence of bacterial meningitis in the United States is declining‚ it remains a medical emergency with a potential for high morbidity and mortality. Clinical signs and symptoms are unreliable in distinguishing bacterial meningitis from the more common forms of aseptic meningitis; therefore‚ a lumbar puncture with
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Biotechnology Advances 27 (2009) 474–488 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Biotechnology Advances j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. e l s ev i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / b i o t e c h a d v Research review paper Transgenic plants for enhanced biodegradation and phytoremediation of organic xenobiotics P.C. Abhilash‚ Sarah Jamil‚ Nandita Singh ⁎ Eco-Auditing Group‚ National Botanical Research Institute‚ Council of Scientific & Industrial Research‚ Rana Pratap Marg‚ Lucknow
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The global antimicrobial coatings market is expected to reach USD 4‚520.3 million by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research Inc. Growing demand for medical device coatings is expected to remain a key market driver over the next six years. In addition increasing market penetration of indoor air quality products‚ mainly in the U.S. is also expected to have a positive impact on the market over the forecast period. Stringent regulatory scenario‚ primarily in Europe and U.S. on account
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CO2 affected by detergents 3. Rhizoboium adds nitrogen to the soil whereas p.dentirificans releases nitrogen from the soil. Rhizoboium files nitrogen into nitrates ammonia living as a symbiotic in root nodules of leguminous plants whereas pseudomonas lives as a free-living bacteria. 4. a. Percentage of genes that have five or less exons in mammals is 47-49%. b. Distribution of the number of exons and the percentage of genes in D. melanogaster: • D. melanogaster has few
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ranging from congestion to bleeding in the lungs. The toxins can be particularly harmful for people with weakened immune systems ("Lord Carnarvon’s death‚" 1923‚ p. 25). Some tomb walls may also be covered with respiratory-assaulting bacteria like Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus (Handwerk‚ 2005). “Lord Carnarvon’s death has
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Food ©2007 Global Science Books Food Preservation – A Biopreservative Approach Iraj Rasooli Department of Biology‚ Shahed University‚ Opposite Imam Khomeini’s Shrine‚ Tehran-Qom Express Way‚ Tehran‚ Iran Correspondence: * rasooli@shahed.ac.ir ABSTRACT Preservative agents are required to ensure that manufactured foods remain safe and unspoiled. Antimicrobial properties of essential oils (EOs) reveal that Gram-positive bacteria are more vulnerable than Gram-negative bacteria. A number of EO
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Microcystis is a genus of freshwater cyanobacteria‚ including 22 main European and tropical morphospecies such as Microcystis aeruginosa‚ flos-aquae‚ and wesenbergii (Komárek and Komárková‚ 2002). Microcystis is a unicellular colony-forming genus. Because Microcystis cells contain gas vesicles‚ they are buoyant‚ which allows for the formation of surface scums. These high density surface scums are associated with a plethora of negative environmental consequences‚ including production of the hepatotoxin
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Foundations in MicrobiologySeventh Edition 13.1 We Are Not Alone The human body exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium Many interactions between human body and microorganisms involve the development of biofilms Colonization of the body involves a constant “give and take” Contact‚ Colonization‚ Infection‚ Disease Microbes that engage in mutual or commensal associations – normal (resident) flora ‚ indigenous flora‚ microbiota Infection – a condition in which pathogenic microbes penetrate
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butt indicating no change and no sugar fermented. These growth results and their marked differences would allow for distinguishing between E. coli and shigellosis (Black‚ 2012). 2. To separate a mixed culture of S. aureus‚ S. epidermidis‚ and P. aeruginosa into three pure cultures‚ the following procedure should be used: a) Make an isolation plate by diluting the mixed culture until the individual organisms become separated or far enough apart on the agar surface to be distinguished. This will form
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Summary Richard Preston’s Hot Zone is a horrific narration of the origin of filoviruses and their encounter with humans. These viruses include Marburg virus (MARV)‚ Ebola virus (EBOV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). They are also known as Biosafety Level 4 agents because they are extremely dangerous to humans and have no treatments or cure. Section 1: The Shadow of Mount Elgon This section details Charles Monet’s visit to Kitum cave‚ which is located in Mount Elgon‚ Kenya. During this trip‚ Monet
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