Sentences with phrase «microbial colonization»
Microbial colonization refers to the process in which microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, establish and grow in a particular area, such as the human body or a surface. It means that these tiny organisms have started living and multiplying in that specific place. Full definition
Given that the tubules seem to be associated with fractures and water - cooled margins within the rocks, the researchers propose that hydrothermal activity — the local circulation of heated water, common after impacts — could have allowed microbial colonization of the glass from the surrounding environment.
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Factors which make patients susceptible to CLABSIs include prolonged hospitalization before catheterization, prolonged duration of catheterization, and heavy microbial colonization at the insertion site and catheter hub.
Abstract: Plastic waste can promote microbial colonization by pathogens implicated in outbreaks of disease in the ocean.
Specific probiotics may modulate early microbial colonization, which represents the first intervention target in allergic disease, together with their ability to reverse the increased intestinal permeability characteristic of children with atopic eczema and food allergy.
The human gut has an estimated surface area of a tennis court (200 m2) and, as such a large organ, represents a major surface for microbial colonization.
It did, however, temporarily suppress four distinct organisms early in life during the critical window of microbial colonization: Lactobacillus, Allobaculum, Candidatus Arthromitus, and an unnamed member of the Rikenellaceae family, which may have important metabolic and immunological interactions.