Collocations withbacteria
These are words often used in combination withbacteria.
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aerobic bacteria
Despite intense disinfecting and cleaning procedures, the clone libraries revealed a high diversity, which was restricted to only aerobic bacteria.
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anaerobic bacteria
Although hopanoid biosynthesis does not require oxygen, these lipids have never been isolated from strictly anaerobic bacteria.
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antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from livestock to humans can occur through routes hardly imagined earlier.
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beneficial bacteria
Furthermore, the destruction of beneficial bacteria means that any contamination that takes place after food has been irradiated is that much more serious.
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coliform bacteria
Meanwhile, the potential dangers from higher levels of coliform bacteria in organic food are well-known.
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commensal bacteria
Additionally, because virulence factors are not found in nonpathogenic bacteria, such therapies would not be expected to disrupt commensal bacteria.
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disease-causing bacteria
To this end, we compounded the remedies and tested them in vitro against common disease-causing bacteria.
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gram-negative bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant microorganisms (65.9 %).
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gram-positive bacteria
Survival of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria artificially applied on the hands.
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harmful bacteria
A weisheng city is free of odors, dust and harmful bacteria; its streets are ordered and lined with greenery.
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heterotrophic bacteria
Here we describe the colonization of heavily shocked gneiss by heterotrophic bacteria in a natural setting.
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live bacteria
Another purpose was to measure how long live bacteria would last in the atmosphere.
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oral bacteria
Of the more than 1000 strains of oral bacteria tested, each strain coaggregates with a defined set of partner organisms.
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pathogenic bacteria
A diagnosis of bacterial related exacerbation was established for all samples growing one or more pathogenic bacteria.
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photosynthetic bacteria
Directed picosecond excitation transport in purple photosynthetic bacteria.
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symbiotic bacteria
The source of luminescence is symbiotic bacteria that dwell in and around the esca.
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