Plant pathogens and diseases

again. It is not just about weight, I want to live a healthier lifestyle and prevent any of the major diseases…

A derivative of the plant family Musaceae (Musa), the commercial banana has enjoyed international success as a popular dessert item in the modern developed world. Understandably, the advent of an uncontrolled banana blight would certainly have major repercussions on the world market; moreover, it would spell doom for the millions of subsistence farmers across the globe for whom bananas are still a staple food. This frightening scenario is not wholly unrealistic – in the 1890s, Gros Michel, the…

drinking water can cause disease such as salmonella, total coliform (including fecal coliform and E.coli), Shigella, Legionella, and Campylobacter and “their presence indicates that the water may be contaminated by human or animal wastes”. Some bacteria break down organic matter and play an important ecological role, other support in the human metabolism and usually they are classified under their shape, size, nutrient type, chemical activities, pathogens or non- pathogens, and physical…

The cause of the extinction is said to probably be from the new plants that had grown and blanketed the planet. The roots of the newly grown plants released nutrients into the ocean, which sucked all of the oxygen from the ocean and suffocating all of the ocean’s living organisms. The third mass extinction, which occurred during the end of the Permian period…

bacterial and parasitic diseases throughout the year. In a research conducted in 2012, scientists believe that approximately 80 types of bacteria, posed a serious threat to…

companies that run most of the worlds food trades are multibillion dollar companies that basically come up with their own rules, and do as they please. In this film, “Food Inc” they are showing us how the food industry grew into these mega processing plants, and slaughterhouses. First, let us look at the market force; the definition of a market force is the law of supply and demand. This means basically the price determination within the market; moreover, the price is determined by the level of…

An invasive species is an alien (nonnative) organism, considering animals, plants, insects, and pathogens, that is competent of significantly modifying or disrupting the ecosystem, environment, and human health it colonizes. These aliens have ruinous effects on native flora and fauna. Roughly about 42% of native wildlife are endangered or in the process of jeopardization because of invasive species. They cause issues for organisms by utilizing most of the natural resources and eliminating native…

I. Introduction Every year Americans devour massive amounts of beef, pork, and poultry; in the past year alone, the total towered a colossal 214.6 pounds per person. Additionally, 193 pounds of genetically modified sugar beets, corn syrup, soybean oil, and corn-based products were consumed. This substantial amount of food and sugars could not be ingested without the multiplying acres of industrial farms. But dangerous ramifications lurk within the cramped confines of the farms. People need to…

Introduction: The name Pseudomonas is derived from the greek and latin words which means “false unit“ (pseudo = false, greek; monas = single unit, latin). “Monas” was used in the early history of microbiology to define single-celled organisms. In 1786 Otto Friedrich Müller, from Copenhagen, classified the bacteria and named the pseudomonads, they came into the group of vibriones (which was defined as group of shaking bacteria). Many years later it was detected that Pseudomonas are motile. They…

One of important things to note about the Lyme disease epidemic is the role that white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) have in the transmission of the disease. P. leucopus plays a key role, because it is a natural reservoir for the Lyme spirochete (Ostfeld, 2000). White footed mice are extreme habitat and dietary generalists, and typically are among the…