Sentences with phrase «of microbial attack»

Bioerosion is the removal of mineralised substrate through the action of organisms, and has been found to be the most common form of microbial attack of archaeological bone (Figure 1).

Not exact matches

Some symbiotic bacteria living inside Colorado potato beetles can trick plants into reacting to a microbial attack rather than that of a chewing herbivore, according to a team of Penn State researchers who found that the beetles with bacteria were healthier and grew better.

The temporal association — the number of bacteria increased in the blood before the SIV appeared in the blood — led him to believe that the virus first attacks CD4 + T cells that help protect the gut wall from microbial translocation.

Healthy skin is protected against microbial attack by different kinds of immune cell, including T cells.

While microbial forensics holds promise for unraveling disease outbreaks, the FBI's discovery also has political implications: The attacks originated in a U.S. Army lab, a fact that raises questions about security in light of the massive biodefense expansion under the Bush administration.

The hallmark of vertebrate immune systems is their ability to «remember» an infection and mount specific attacks against microbial invaders the next time they come knocking.

Attacking this function, and other mechanisms that promote survival of the bacteria in the urinary tract, may be a strategy for new microbial agents, authors say.

Imagine the type of reactions occurring in the gut if most of our protective microbial allies are under attack.

Lignin is woven in with cellulose and provides plants with the strength to withstand strong gusts of wind and microbial attack.