Microbial toxins

Foods in Malaysia The improvement on current concerns on food safety of hawker foods in Malaysia is needed in order to improve public health and development on the tourist sector since hawker food can cause significant risk to consumer mostly due to microbial contamination. 3.1 3 Basic steps in handling the issue There are several basic ways to improve the current issue on food safety of hawker food in Malaysia based on the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) associated with…

The set of bacteria living in the gut it is called intestinal flora although it is now called intestinal microbiota, the human intestinal tract is home to a diverse and complex microbial community that plays a central role in human health, it is estimated that our gut contains the range of 1000 bacterial species and 100 times more genes found in the human genome The composition of our intestinal flora is formed during embryonic development and can be modified by factors such as diet of pregnant…

Question: A farmer comes to see you and ask for your help. His corn has low yield. 1. What kind of information you would need to know in order to help the farmer? (5 points) Water When corns were got deficient water. Thus, corns were not substrate for photosynthesis rate and stress. Corns produced less carbohydrates and starch that affect to yield. Root phenotype is long and short .long root is deep in soil for absorption of underground water. Short root is spread wide root at absorption of…

1. Describe what may occur if hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity occur as a result of drug use. Hepatotoxicity is when the liver detoxifies and metabolizes foreign chemicals in the blood. It can be damaged by drugs or their metabolic products. If liver cells are injured, enzymatic abnormalities usually occur which is when fatty liver deposits form, hepatitis occurs, and in the worst cases liver failure can result. Nephrotoxicity occurs when nephron tubules and/or filtration abilities of the…

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Bacterial community of some waste dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria Moro, D.D.1, Bello, H.A.2 and Akano, S.O.3 1. Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria. 2. Department of Science Technology,Gateway Polytechnic, Igbesa, Ogun State, Nigeria. 3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. ABSTRACT Bacteriological…

The Red Tide Kyle X. Singleton 10/11/2015 GEOS101 Jennifer Lundberg From being a small child in Chicago, to now being an adult, I have traveled to quite a few different places and now even live on a different coast. During these travels, I’ve seen a number of different waters in the places I’ve lived and even more with me being in the Navy. I honestly thought that Lake Michigan was pretty clean growing up with the exception of the seaweed and litter floating around. While at…

due to size differences, mesozooplankton (>140 μm) are important exporters of carbon and prey for larger organisms, while microzooplankton (100–140 μn) are important recyclers of nutrients, dominant grazers of phytoplankton, and key link in the microbial loop (Conroy et al., 2016; Uitto and Hallfors, 1996). Therefore, understanding this relationship between zooplankton and grazing will allow scientists to be able to understand the primary production and rate of energy flow through out food…

In this proposal, we report the design of two bioanalytical sensors: (1) a fluorescence optrode-based optical fiber sensor and (2) a carbon-based optically transparent electrode. The first provides a means for spatially organizing microorganisms to monitor their social behavior in response to different chemical environments. The electrode sensor enables the detection of signaling molecules that are responsible for, or a consequence of, sociomicrobial behavior. Upon their completion, these…

Agriculture has existed for thousands of years and has been able to support the lives of many individuals through providing consumer goods. These consumer goods are constantly being bought and sold between various countries in order to sustain life on earth. Although past agricultural methods were seen as natural occurrences from the working farmers who are out in the field, growing food sustainably, the drive for economic gain that society possessed allowed for many corporations such as…