Sentences with phrase «microorganisms break»

A variety of microorganisms break down this material in the cecum and convert it into nutrients such as fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins.

Argonne's process delivers a gas that is close to pipeline quality (greater than 90 percent methane) and generates fertilizer grade byproducts as the byproduct of anaerobic digestion (a series of biological processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen).

If there is no oxygen there, microorganisms break down this biomass, producing methane.

When marine microorganisms break down DMSP, they release a climate - cooling gas called dimethylsulfide (DMS), which also gives the seaside its characteristic smell.

Much the same happens in forest soils, which absorb carbon from trees and release CO2 as microorganisms break down plant matter.

These microorganisms break down lactose to produce an acid environment that discourages the growth of disease - producing organisms.

Othertypes of microorganisms break the materials down to create biogases such as methane used for renewable energy.

Not exact matches

As microorganisms in the soil break down the organic material into an inorganic soluble form, a slow release of nutrients is provided over a longer period of time.

All organisms eventually die and are decomposed by microorganisms which return the mineral nutrients, that are broken down from their tissues, back to the soil or river or sea.

Soils that are healthy have communities of microorganisms that help break down and cycle nutrients and make them available to the plants.

In ecosystems, microorganisms are critical because they help sustain life and break down plant matter.

The team's results suggest that it's probably a bit of both — while other microorganisms are likely out - competed by the surviving bacteria, the vultures also receive a steady stream of important nutrients when the bacteria break down the carrion.

They found that the floating beads picked up a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a byproduct given off by algae and other microorganisms as they break down (usually when they're being eaten).

Recycling starts with sewage treatment by the Orange County Sanitation District, which removes solid waste and uses microorganisms to break down organic materials.

The Hybractor plant is a so - called «hybrid anaerobic reactor» which uses anaerobic microorganisms to break down the organic chemicals in wastewater.

While lignin is tough and generally unusable in food production, certain types of microorganisms are able to break lignin down into smaller, nutritious pieces.

Nearly all of the thousands of different chemical substances produced by people, animals, plants, fungi, algae or microorganisms on the ground or in the oceans react quickly with OH and break down in this process.

Goodell points out that most microorganisms use enzymes to break down compounds, but enzymes are huge molecules and physiologically «expensive» to produce because they contain so much nitrogen.

Previously, researchers believed that microorganisms, in particular fungi, chlorinate organic material in order to break it down into smaller «edible» pieces.

For example, when there is no oxygen (a likely scenario in underground disposal vaults) to help these bacteria «breath» and break down the ISA, these simple single - cell microorganisms are able to switch their metabolism to breath using other chemicals in the water, such as nitrate or iron.

Microorganisms to break down the sludge are provided by adding compost from a previous batch.

On the seafloor of the shallow coastal regions north of Siberia, microorganisms produce methane when they break down plant remains.

These intestinal residents break down food and help to fight off disease - causing microorganisms.

10.30 - 11.00 Stackebradt, Erko (Professor, Leibnitz Institute, DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures; Coordinator, MIRRI - Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure, Braunschweig, Germany): Scientists and (their) microbial resources: responsibilities revisited 11.00 - 11.30 Balázs, Ervin (Member of HAS, Professor, Director - general, Centre for Agricultural Reserch, Hungarian Academy of Science, Martonvárár, Hungary): Microbes serving agri - food industry 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break 12.00 - 12.30 Nagy, Károly (Professor, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary): How science supports management of emerging infections 12.30 - 13.00 Rajnavölgyi, Éva (Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary): Human life in invisible company - The significance of preventive vaccination

Synthetic biologists are fitting the genomes of microorganisms with synthetic gene circuits to break down polluting plastics, non-invasively diagnose and treat infections in the human gut, and generate chemicals and nutrition on long - haul space flights.

When used properly, beneficial microorganisms in your compost pile will break down the waste until it becomes an unrecognizable substance that is dark, fluffy and rich in nutrients.

BIOHM, powered by PathoBiome 30B Technology, is the first performance probiotic developed to break down digestive plaque, and re-balance your gut's total microbiome (your body's ecosystem of microorganisms.)

If our digestive tract was designed for a solely herbivorous diet we would have an enzyme to break down cellulose, either produced directly from the gut lining or glands or from microorganisms strategically placed to enable absorption of the derived nutrients - we havn't such anatomy or physiology.

It's a mutually beneficial relationship; the bacteria happily feed on dietary fiber while they perform a variety of duties, including converting inactive thyroid hormones to their active form, helping to make vitamins B and K, repressing growth of harmful microorganisms, and breaking down and fermenting dietary fiber.

The main benefit of fermented foods is that the nutrients in them are broken down by microorganisms.

Tetra ® Cleaning Bacteria is a natural blend of millions of beneficial microorganisms that break down aquarium sludge and debris which helps maintain a clean aquarium.

The organic material is broken down into its chemical derivatives by bacteria and other microorganisms, giving the nutrients needed for reef growth.

The organic material is broken down into its chemical derivates by bacteria and other microorganisms, thus providing the nutrients necessary for the growth of the reef.

The second method, Anaerobic Digestion, uses microorganisms called methanogens to break down food waste, animal manure and energy crops in the absence of oxygen inside an enclosed tank.

Biodegradable plastics: not to be confused with degradable plastic, they are often derived from renewable material that can be broken down into simple compounds such as carbon dioxide and water, by naturally occurring microorganisms.

According to his book, large herds of heavy, hoofed animals help force dead plant materials back into the ground, where they are broken down by microorganisms in the soil.

Subsurface wetlands use high nutrient uptake plant species to nourish microorganisms that break down excess nutrients in the water.

A compost pile is a teeming community of microorganisms that help break down yard debris into compost.

-- The bed will need watering during the winter in order for the compost to break down and the microorganisms to thrive.