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Mysophobia, also known as verminophobia, germophobia, germaphobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia, is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. [1] It is classified as a type of specific phobia, meaning it is evaluated and diagnosed based on the experience of high levels of fear and anxiety beyond what is reasonable when exposed to or in anticipation of exposure to stimuli related to ...
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 ...
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria and their relation to medicine. Bacteriology evolved from physicians needing to apply the germ theory to address the concerns relating to disease spreading in hospitals the 19th century. [5] Identification and characterizing of bacteria being associated to diseases led to advances in pathogenic bacteriology.
Microbiology (from Ancient Greek μῑκρος (mīkros) 'small' βίος (bíos) 'life' and -λογία () 'study of') is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells).
Peptostreptococcus is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive, non-spore forming bacteria. The cells are small, spherical, and can occur in short chains, in pairs or individually. They typically move using cilia. [2] Peptostreptococcus are slow-growing bacteria with increasing resistance to antimicrobial drugs. [3]
Abstract Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and high fructose corn
Klebsiella bacteria tend to be rounder and thicker than other members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. They typically occur as straight rods with rounded or slightly pointed ends. They typically occur as straight rods with rounded or slightly pointed ends.
An enterotype is a classification of living organisms based on the bacteriological composition of their gut microbiota.The discovery of three human enterotypes was announced in the April 2011 issue of Nature by Peer Bork and his associates. [1]