Fungi

Muscular dystrophies (MD) are diseases that causes muscle mass loss and weakness (this is normally in children but can happen in adults). This is caused by abnormalities in genes that interfere with proper production of protein to form healthy muscles for voluntary movement. When the brain sends signals to a muscle to contract, it goes through the spinal cord and peripheral nerves to the neuromuscular junction, releasing the chemical acetylcholine that triggers muscle contraction. From here,…

Evolution can be defined by descent with modification from a common ancestor. This means that all organisms that inhabit Earth share a common ancestor, this includes you, me, tomato, tiger, etc.…That common ancestor produced descendants, and those descendants produced their own descendants and modification takes place for each generation of descendant eventually leading to the wide variety of Earth’s lifeforms we have today. Common descent with modification occurs due to mechanisms of…

- Pseudomonas syringae and the type III secretion system: P. syringae is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium responsible for many diseases on woody plants. It acts opportunistically targeting plants wounded from abiotic or biotic factors. P. syringae is responsible for some severe crop diseases such as bacteria speck, spot, and blight of tomato and soybeans. Interestingly, it has a vast host range with over 50 pathovars. The success of the pathogen is attributed to its specificities (Sarkar &…

“The Okapia Johnstoni is an endangered species... that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo” (Stanton). Humans have a desire for the fur/skin of Okapis, resulting in a large amount of poaching for their characteristics, which is a major reason as to why they are considered endangered. The Okapi’s physical appearance is extremely unique and different than any other animal. Their colors vary from red, brown, black and even white on their body, and are covered with reddish brown fur. The…

see that your house has mold or mold spores, it's better to take action and remove the danger from your house as soon as possible. Here bellow we will tell you more about what is mold and how you can fight and prevent it. What is Mold? Molds are fungi that reproduce by releasing small particles into the air. The spores grow in moist and humid places and they can be easily spotted if there is a mold colony. Since there are many species of molds, they come in various colors, such as black,…

The mushroom is the most common type of fungi. Fungus is a fascinating organism because it is neither a plant nor animal. In some instances it appears that it has characteristics from both. Most people use to think that mushrooms were close relatives to plants, however they are not producers. This simply means that they do not make their own food. They receive their nutrients from their surroundings. They are labeled as decomposers because they break down their food and return the nutrients to…

conserve and manage the land resources. Image 3 shows how the land is littered with rubbishes like biochemical products (Image by Imoke Eni). Some bacteria and fungi overgrowth that is an increase in these areas leads to a high negative impact on the microbial activity of the soil. When there is a bio-chemical reaction with these bacteria and fungi, it causes…

There are four type of microorganisms that causes infectious disease are bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses. Microbiology laboratory has many sections and each section do many types of tests. The microbiology laboratory has many sections such as bacteriology, parasitology, virology and mycology. The microbiology laboratory is study the microorganism that cannot be seen by the eye such as bacteria and fungi to medical diagnosis.…

It is shown in Table 2, that each bacteria and fungi had different agar cultures. Each plate differed in its number and diversity of the colonies. For instance, the soil sample consists of a variety of punctiform that prove bacteria grows better in moist, warm environments, as the soil is underground…

against. Identification of the disease causing agent is essential for anti-microbial therapy . (Dasari Srilakshmi et al ; 2016 ) Tal sindoor has a broad spectrum anti–microbial activity against Gram positive, Gram negative bacteria and as well against fungi. Antimicrobial activity of the drug Tal Sindoor can be tested in 2 methods i.e. Gradient plate technique and Kirby-bauer method. Tal Sindoor has an effective anti-microbial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli,…