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• Cortisol
  ...enzyme is almost certainly used by the body to permit superoxide to poison bacteria. Cortisol causes an inverse four- or fivefold decrease of [[metallothionein ...st be especially useful in combating some diseases; however, [[endotoxin]] bacteria have gained an advantage by forcing the [[hypothalamus]] to increase cortis
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• Sodium chloride
  ...method of [[food preservation]] historically; the salt draws water out of bacteria through [[osmotic pressure]], keeping it from reproducing, a major source o
  19 KB (2,579 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Robinia pseudoacacia
  Black locust has [[nitrogen fixation|nitrogen-fixing]] [[bacteria]] on its root system; for this reason it can grow on poor soils and is an e
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• Tetracycline
  ...d of antibiotics. It is used to treat many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and some protozoa. It, like some other antibiotics, is also used in the tre
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• Propolis
  ...the biological role of resin in trees is to seal wounds and defend against bacteria, fungi and insects). Poplar resin is rich in [[flavonoid]]s. "Typical" nort
  18 KB (2,416 words) - 10:07, 20 September 2010
• Polyphosphate
  ...slow line”. They participate in many regulatory mechanisms occurring in bacteria:
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  Many technical applications of biological objects like proteins, viruses or bacteria such as chromatography, optical information technology, sensorics, catalysi ...ells can be used to entrap biological objects such as proteins, viruses or bacteria in conditions which do not affect their functions. This effect can be used
  15 KB (2,273 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Arabinogalactan
  {{Bacteria}}
  6 KB (862 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Polylysine
  ...ch, ε-polylysine is adsorbed electrostatically to the cell surface of the bacteria, followed by a stripping of the [[outer membrane]]. This eventually leads t ...ction of polylysine by natural fermentation is only observed in strains of bacteria in the genus ''[[Streptomyces]]''. ''[[Streptomyces albulus]]'' is most of
  5 KB (701 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Antimicrobial polymers
  ...l peptides]] which are used by the immune systems of living things to kill bacteria. Typically, antimicrobial polymers are produced by attaching or inserting a ==How do Antimicrobial Agents Kill Bacteria?==
  26 KB (3,675 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Nanocellulose
  ...freeze-drying technique on cellulose generated by Gluconobacter strains of bacteria, which bio-synthesize open porous networks of cellulose fibers with relativ
  25 KB (3,447 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Petroleum
  Oil-eating bacteria [[biodegradation|biodegrades]] oil that has escaped to the surface. [[Oil s ...nd thus tend to dissolve and move with water. Certain naturally occurring bacteria, such as [[Micrococcus]], [[Arthrobacter]], and [[Rhodococcus]] and have be
  69 KB (9,885 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Emulsion
  ...he lipids in the [[cell membrane|membrane]] or envelope of [[Cell envelope|bacteria]] or [[virus]]es, they force the lipids to merge with themselves. On a mass ...stance that kills or avoids the growth of microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. Emulsions are also used in making many hair and skin products such as var
  16 KB (2,286 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Polystyrene
  ...nd water, and what remains in soil and water can be further broken down by bacteria and microorganisms.<ref>[http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts53.pdf Styrene Fact ...com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0007B0AE-88AF-13FF-88AF83414B7F0000 Bacteria Turns Styrofoam into Biodegradable Plastic] - Scientific American, February
  36 KB (5,017 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Kefir
  ...iotic matrix forms "grains" that resemble [[cauliflower]]. Many different bacteria and yeasts are found in the kefir grains, which are a complex and highly va ...ditional kefir requires kefir grains which are a gelatinous community of [[bacteria]] and yeasts, mainly containing various microflora such as ''Saccharomyces
  12 KB (1,755 words) - 19:38, 13 October 2010
• Dimension stone
  ...psum crusts that form on marble and limestone by applying sulfate-reducing bacteria to the crust to gasify it, breaking up the crust for easy removal. See DSAN ...s (midaeval and renaissance) has been developed in Europe: sulfur-reducing bacteria are used on the black gypsum-containing crusts that form on such buildings
  34 KB (5,137 words) - 10:21, 20 September 2010
• Hemp
  Hemp plants can be vulnerable to various [[pathogen]]s, including [[bacteria]], [[fungi]], [[nematodes]], [[viruses]] and other miscellaneous pathogens.
  42 KB (6,310 words) - 22:11, 21 September 2010
• Iron
  ...ic organisms because ferric iron is poorly soluble near neutral pH. Thus, bacteria have evolved high-affinity [[wiktionary:sequester|sequester]]ing agents cal
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Crystal violet
  ...stological]] stain and in [[Gram staining|Gram’s method]] of classifying bacteria. Crystal violet has [[antibacterial]], [[antifungal]], and [[anthelmintic]] ...al stain, particularly in [[Gram staining| Gram's method]] for classifying bacteria.
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• Ethidium bromide
  ...tics)|transcription]]. Ethidium bromide has been shown to be mutagenic to bacteria via the ames test (with liver homogenate) <ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1073
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