Sentences with phrase «microbial growth because»

Woodcock suspects that down pillows may be less hospitable to microbial growth because the tightly woven fabric covers that keep feathers in also keep out spores, mites, dust, and dog and cat dander.

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Because of its low nutrient concentrations, tap water does not typically promote microbial growth.

Microbiologist Rose Cooper at the University of Wales has found honey to be 10 times more effective than a sugar solution at killing antibiotic - resistantStaphylococcus aureas, a wound - infecting bacterium common in hospitals, perhaps because honey contains plant chemicals that inhibit microbial growth.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important parameter in microbial cultures because it can inhibit or stimulate growth under certain conditions.

Iron gets sequestered in ferritin during infections because it aids microbial growth.