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Stenotrophomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, [2] comprising at least twenty-six species. The main reservoirs of Stenotrophomonas are soil and plants. [ 3 ] Stenotrophomonas species range from common soil organisms ( S. nitritireducens ) to opportunistic human pathogens ( S. maltophilia ); the molecular taxonomy of the genus is still ...
Bactericide – a chemical agent that kills bacteria. Biocide – a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms. Fungicide – chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores. Germicide – an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant.
Dysentery may also be caused by shigellosis, an infection by bacteria of the genus Shigella, and is then known as bacillary dysentery (or Marlow syndrome). The term bacillary dysentery etymologically might seem to refer to any dysentery caused by any bacilliform bacteria, but its meaning is restricted by convention to Shigella dysentery.
High G+C Gram-positive bacteria Bacillati "Bipolaricaulota" Hao et al. 2018 KB1 "Acetothermia" (OP1) "Fraserbacteria" (RIF31) Bacillati: Deinococcota: Weisburg, Giovannoni & Woes 2021 Bacillati "Margulisiibacteriota" corrig. Anantharaman et al. 2016 "Saganbacteria" Bacillati: Cyanobacteriota: Oren, Mares & Rippka 2022 Blue-green algae ...
Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative bacteria. It includes over 30 genera and more than 100 species. It includes over 30 genera and more than 100 species. Its classification above the level of family is still a subject of debate, but one classification places it in the order Enterobacterales of the class Gammaproteobacteria in ...
Shigellosis, known historically as dysentery, is an infection of the intestines caused by Shigella bacteria. [1] [3] Symptoms generally start one to two days after exposure and include diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and feeling the need to pass stools even when the bowels are empty. [1] The diarrhea may be bloody. [1]
Legionella bacteria have been found in some onsen with poor sanitation. [40] [41] For example, 295 people were infected with Legionella and seven died at an onsen in Miyazaki Prefecture in 2002. [41] [42] [c] Revelations of poor sanitary practices at some onsen have led to improved regulation by hot-spring communities to maintain their ...
Entrance to the sentō at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Sentō (銭湯) is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with a tall barrier separating the sexes within one large room, a minimum of lined-up faucets on both sides, and a single large bath for the already washed bathers to sit in ...