In 2010 and 2011, during the STS - 132 and STS - 135 missions aboard space shuttle Atlantis, astronauts in space and scientists on Earth performed nearly simultaneous parallel experiments; both teams cultured samples of P. aeruginosa
bacteria using conditions that encouraged biofilm formation.
Not exact matches
(For example, Optiva ads that ran in national consumer magazines claimed that
using the competing Braun product wouldn't prevent the growth of
bacteria that might contribute to heart disease, stroke, low birth weight, and other life - threatening
conditions.)
If the mother has tested negative for
bacteria that typically cause ophthalmia neonatorum, and the
condition is treatable with good neonatal care, why
use antibiotics if they're not needed?
The disease can not be spread person - to - person, but it can be contracted by breathe air or mist that is contaminated with the
bacteria, which thrives in the cooling towers
used to air
condition large buildings.
They also carried out controlled experiments with new bath toys, under
conditions simulating household
use: over a period of 11 weeks, some of the toys were exposed to clean and others to dirty bath water (including constituents such as soap, human body fluids and
bacteria).
In this dream, we can
use genetics to program living organisms: «if
condition A is met, then do action B.» To give a near - term example,
bacteria might produce a medicinal protein only in the presence of indicators of a particular disease.
Choanos may be
using bacteria as a proxy for environmental
conditions, or live indicators for when its time to get ready for good or bad times,» she said.
This is how most antibiotics in
use today were discovered, but finding new drugs has proven difficult because only a tiny proportion of
bacteria isolated from soil grow successfully in the lab under normal culturing
conditions.
The fascinating biological processes that they
use to support life under such extreme
conditions are being studied by the Manchester group, as well as the stabilizing effects of these humble
bacteria on radioactive waste.
Hilt and her colleagues
used a more sensitive growth - culture technique to detect the low levels of
bacteria in normal urine, reasoning that maybe some urinary
bacteria don't grow readily under the
conditions of the standard test.
Probiotics have been developed to treat
conditions of the gut, such as irritable bowel disease, and some early studies have shown that
bacteria can be
used to target and destroy cancer cells.
Employees in the poultry industry typically work without protective equipment in dusty spaces crowded with thousands of birds; heavy antibiotic
use in those
conditions creates a paradise for the emergence and spread of these multiantibiotic - resistant
bacteria.
The team, led by Professor Greg Cook, found that in such
conditions the
bacterium is able to quickly switch its cellular metabolism from a primarily oxygen - based one over to one that
uses fermentation for energy production instead.
«The mutation prevention system maintained antibiotic sensitivity not only in E. coli strains cultured in standard laboratory
conditions but also in
bacteria that were
used to colonize the gastrointestinal tract of gnotobiotic mice.
Researchers have invented a new form of secret messaging
using bacteria that make glowing proteins only under certain
conditions.
«Bacteriotherapy is the
use of live
bacteria as therapy to treat a medical
condition, like cancer.»
Possible causes of this
condition of the tongue are poor oral hygiene, changes in the normal
bacteria / yeast population of the mouth after a prolonged antibiotic
use, tobacco
use, medications containing bismuth, mouthwashes that contain oxidizing agents, dry mouth and acute irritation.
People all over the world have been
using honey and cinnamon mixtures to treat skin
conditions because of their powerful antimicrobial, anti-parasitic and antioxidant capacities that help stop
bacteria from getting out of hand.
For example, by deep sequencing bacterial DNAs from diseased and healthy subjects, the inventors propose that features associated with certain microbiome compositional and / or functional features (e.g., the amount of certain
bacteria and / or bacterial sequences corresponding to certain genetic pathways) can be
used to predict the presence or absence of an autoimmune
condition.
However, the nutritional composition of yogurt varies depending on the species and strains of
bacteria used in the fermentation, the type of milk (whole, semi-skim, or skim), fortification methods, store
conditions, etc. (15, 53).
The
bacteria use plaque to shelter from the harsh
conditions in your mouth.
Good
bacteria help to keep a healthy gut and probiotics have been
used successfully in the treatment of several health
conditions like
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Use good quality probiotic formula (HealthAid > makes excellent quality probiotic formulas, Symprove is another good example) to increase number of good
bacteria in your colon and the
condition of intestines.
With bitters, digestive enzyme secretions are increased, helping to promote the complete breakdown of nutrients into their absorbable units, preventing gas formation when large molecules are acted upon by
bacteria further down the small intestine.2, 11 The complete breakdown of proteins is particularly important, as the cross reactivity of immune cells between undigested protein molecules and intestinal cells plays an important role in the etiology of
conditions such as celiac disease.15 Insulin and glucagon secretions are stimulated, helping to stabilize blood sugar levels.3, 11 Many bitters formulations have been traditionally
used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and it is interesting to point out that many naturally sweet substances are often paired with some bitterness in nature.4, 11 Herbalist Jim McDonald hypothesizes that our cravings for sweetness may mask cravings for bitterness for this reason.4
Dietary imbalances (too much sugar, processed foods, overeating), medication
use, mineral deficiencies and even stress can also change the balance of
bacteria in your digestive tract, leaving you susceptible to a host of different health
conditions.
Colloidal silver is often
used externally to address skin
conditions and to reduce the spread of
bacteria.
Where a water system or its outlets have not been in
use for a week or longer, for during half term or longer holidays, L8 requires periodic flushing of the water system to be carried out in order to avoid
conditions favourable for the proliferation of legionella
bacteria.
It is indicated for
use in multiple species for treating diseases transmitted by ticks, chlamydia, urinary tract infections, and other
conditions associated with infection by susceptible
bacteria.
Malaseb Shampoo is an antifungal and antimicrobial shampoo
used for skin
conditions such as ringworm, and dermatitis caused by
bacteria, fungi, and yeast.
Treatment of this debilitating oral
condition will typically involve either one or both of two options, depending on the extent of the disease: medical management
using drugs to suppress the immune system and control the proliferation of
bacteria in an affected animal's mouth; or surgical management, which is likely to entail removal of all of a cat's teeth.