You get an E. coli infection by coming into contact with the feces, or stool, of humans or animals. This can happen when you drink water or eat food that has been contaminated by feces. How do you catch E. coli? Contaminated food The most common way to get anRead More →
According to some of these hypotheses, the pathogenicity of HIV, Vibrio cholerae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis,theShigella,as well as Plasmodium falciparum,and many other microparasites, are not only maintained by natural selection, but their virulence increases or decreases as an evolutionary response to changes in … Is a virus a Microparasite? Viruses are microscopicRead More →
On the basis of the results of our experiments on the action of streptomycin on the synthesis of protein by non-proliferating suspensions of sensitive cells which closely parallel those obtained by numerous workers with cell-free systems, it has been concluded that intact cells of Escherichia coli are permeable to …Read More →
Bacterial spores are more difficult to kill. The results showed that two minutes in the microwave at full power killed or inactivated more than 99% of all the living germs and the bacterial spores in the sponges and pads, including E. coli. … Two minutes should be enough to killRead More →
Yes, rooty is a valid Scrabble word. Is OK a scrabble word? “OK” is now OK to play in a game of Scrabble. The two-letter word is one of 300 new additions to the latest version of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, which Merriam-Webster released on Monday. … That wouldRead More →