Sentences with phrase «microscopic fungi»

It's astonishing to see microscopic fungi having such a profound effect on entire rainforests.
In 1996, soil microbiologist Sara Wright of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland, found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi — a type of microscopic fungus that lives symbiotically with plant roots — oozes a sticky protein called glomalin.
Researchers from the University of Valencia (Spain) have analysed the mycotoxins produced by certain microscopic fungi in the beer and dried fruits, such as figs and raisins, confirming that these products meet food regulations.
Pohlker's adviser, chemist Meinrat Andreae, in fact recently reported that a third of the Earth's land surface is probably covered with microscopic fungi.
Pohlker, Andreae, and their colleagues ran the numbers and found that the amount of potassium particles released from microscopic fungi in the lab was indeed enough to account for the concentration of potassium they observed in their samples.
Yeast is made up of microscopic fungi that feed off sugar and produce carbon dioxide, which is what causes bread to rise?
In it, along with dozens of beautiful engravings based on meticulous illustrations by the author, Hooke provided not only a clear description of the architecture of fleas, the seeds of thyme, the eyes of ants, the internal makings of sponges, microscopic fungi and the small building blocks of plants, but he also provided a detailed description of his own microscope.
But where molecular biology is really taking off on its own is in the exploration of microbial life — bacteria, archaea, and microscopic fungi.
Being able to fine - tune the microscopic fungus's genetics could lead to better beer or sustainable chemicals, according to Boeke.
But there are still some crucial experiments left to do: specifically, they have not yet actually verified that the microscopic fungi living on the forest trees in the Amazon are in fact releasing the potassium they see in the air.
In the case of Virginia wildrye, the microscopic fungus thrives between the cells of the stem and leaves.
Bacteria are usually to blame, although sometimes the source may be viruses or microscopic fungi.
Antioxidants also work to help the immune system fight off foreign bodies such as bacteria, viruses and microscopic fungi.
Ringworm is caused by a microscopic fungus, not an actual worm or bacteria as some may think.
Mould: Moulds are microscopic fungi that actually grow in every home.
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