Sentences with phrase «of microscopic fungus»

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.

Yeast is made up of microscopic fungi that feed off sugar and produce carbon dioxide, which is what causes bread to rise?

Not exact matches

According to medical reports, hundreds of germs such as viruses, microscopic bacteria and fungi may grow on the unsanitary stroller fabric.

Fungi Barely Make It Microscopic black fungal cells, found in the cracks of Antarctica's rocks, might also survive on Mars — but just barely.

The newfound role of the soil microbiome — the collection of microscopic bacteria, fungi and archaea that interact with plant roots — represents a turning point for research aimed at understanding and predicting where important tree species will reside in the future.

This dead organic material provides the perfect habitat for a plethora of organisms, including worms, snails, spiders, and microscopic decomposers like fungi and bacteria.

The vast majority of fungi are microscopic with few orders producing visible mushrooms.

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.

Nor, researchers thought, can any other eukaryotes — the group of organisms we belong to along with other animals, plants, fungi, and various microscopic creatures.

Scientists from the BOREA Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems research unit (CNRS / MNHN / IRD / UPMC / University of Caen / Université des Antilles)-- together with a colleague from the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany — have shown that Parisian street gutters are oases of microscopic life, home to microalgae, fungi, sponges, and mollusks [1].

Microscopic image showing the spores and hyphae of «friendly» arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus interacting with a plant root.

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.

Various microscopic evaluations can be performed to determine which type of fungus is causing skin disease in the cat.

For that reason, the examining veterinarian's clinical evaluation, as well as examination with a Wood's lamp (which «lights up» fungus on the fur) and microscopic examination of the cat's hairs, all need to be utilized along with either of the laboratory tests.

Mold is a type of fungus made up of tiny microscopic organisms that can grow practically anywhere, such as on ceiling tiles, wallpaper, wood, paints, carpet, and insulation.