bacterial metabolism

[bak′tir·ē·əl mə′tab·ə‚liz·əm]

(microbiology)

Total chemical changes carried out by living bacteria.

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"The molecule turns off this unwanted bacterial metabolism without killing the bacteria; it's just targeting a non-essential enzyme," Maini Rekdal said.

Gut Microbes Eat Our Medication

While studying bacterial metabolism and all the other things bacteria can do, Vague decided to carry out an in-depth search for microbes that can break down common plastic.

Plastic-Eating Bacteria Could Eliminate Pollution

Talking about the research, Gunnar C Hansson, a study author from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said, "Diets that lack fibre alter the bacterial composition and bacterial metabolism, which in turn causes defects to the inner mucus layer, something that triggers inflammation and ultimately metabolic disease."

Eating more fibre can help you trim your waistline

(12) When ingested orally, xylitol is exposed to bacterial metabolism in the gastrointestinal tract, and this may be the reason why, in animals such as certain rodents, it may not cause signs of toxicosis.

Acute, Fatal, Presumptive Xylitol Toxicosis in Cape Sugarbirds (Promerops cafer)

This ancient remedy for infection - described by the Greeks in 400BC - works in two ways: First by disrupting bacterial metabolism, causing bacteria to self-destruct; and second by making their cell membranes more permeable to the antibiotic.

The 'superantibiotics' that could save us from bacteria apocalypse

Bacterial metabolism of testosterone in the apocrine sweat results in production of compounds that yield an acidic odor.

Trichomycosis axillaris

Gln has attracted much attention as an amino acid nutrient and as a primary metabolic fuel factor for intestinal cells [15,16], as well as considerable interest as a gut-targeted nutrient, not merely due to its proposed key role in the maintenance of intestinal structure and function, but also regulation of bacterial metabolism in the digestive tract [17].

L-Glutamine Supplementation Alleviates Constipation during Late Gestation of Mini Sows by Modifying the Microbiota Composition in Feces

The uptake of fructose by bacteria from the culture medium enters the bacterial metabolism system through glycolysis and stimulates the shutdown metabolism of bacterial cells (15-16).

Mustard and Chinese cabbage plant growth promotion by optimal-medium-cultured Acinetobacter calcoaceticus SE370

The accumulated heavy metal ions are potent source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and thus interfere in bacterial metabolism by damaging DNA, RNA and proteins (Schirawski et al., 2002; Teitzel et al., 2006; Gibbons et al., 2011; Sabdono, 2011).

Evaluation of Cadmium Resistant Bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Isolated from Industrial Wastewater for its Potential Use to Bioremediate Environmental Cadmium

Further research will focus on identifying the precise mechanism of bacterial metabolism and exploiting the prediction model of odor production in pig houses.

Effect of dietary protein levels on composition of odorous compounds and bacterial ecology in pig manure

"Bacterial metabolism might offer an alternative explanation," his report said.

Eight-year-old Welsh boy killed by scurvy; 'No medical assistance sought' for boy, 8, killed by scurvy

Sodium hypochlorite destroys bacteria by altering the conformation of the key enzymes on the cell membrane, thereby disrupting some key metabolic steps of bacterial metabolism (Estrela, 2012).

Antibacterial Effectiveness of Disinfectants Used in Biology and Zoology Laboratory Working Tables