The phrase
"certain microorganisms" refers to specific types of tiny living things that are being discussed or referred to in a particular context.
Full definition
It's the same basic principle that explains why oxygen is toxic to
certain microorganisms because they evolved in places where there's little or no O2.
«We are finding correlations
between certain microorganisms and viruses present in the lesions,» Gary Wessel, of Brown University in Rhode Island, told Live Science in an email.
About six years ago, researchers in the USA for the first time described
how certain microorganisms grow on a cathode, bind CO2, and use the cathode as the only energy and electron source.
High pressure processing (HPP) is a method of preservation and sterilization in which a product is processed under extremely high pressure, leading to the inactivation
of certain microorganisms and enzymes in the food or drink.
This is due to
certain microorganisms, which are also responsible for the decomposition of bioavailable nitrogen.
In the 1950s, chemists discovered that
certain microorganisms, such as K. pneumoniae, could «catabolise», or break down, quinic acid into other compounds, a process which provided the organisms with their sole source of carbon during growth.
Thus, the analysis of fossilized fecal material using NGS can be an important tool in archaeological studies to determine the prevalence of
certain microorganisms, pathogenic (such as parasites, for example) and non-pathogenic alike.
For example,
certain microorganisms (for example, fungi) associated with pickled foods may enhance the production of N - nitroso compounds with potential carcinogenic properties [164].
Unwanted overgrowth of
certain microorganisms can cause chronic inflammation and infection; through these processes, they can increase cancer risk.