Thus, the number of cellulose-destructive bacteria in soil of plant treated with CSNM was 1.6 times greater than that in the control, while that at joint use with microbial preparation, by 31.5%.
The use of an attenuated, self-destructive bacteria is exciting, as it can reach the cytosol of the host cells and induce the expression of a heterologous gene under the control of the Pacta promoter [ 93].
Paintings in the famous Altamira cave of northern Spain host a thriving ecosystem of unknown--and potentially destructive--bacteria.
In the industrialized nations and affluent regions in the developing world, refrigeration is chiefly used to store foodstuffs at low temperatures, thus inhibiting the destructive action of bacteria, yeast, and mold.
But when we take antibiotics -- medicine that is designed to kill destructive, illness-causing bacteria -- the drugs can also kill the healthy intestinal flora that helps us digest.
The eight ligands identified by a detailed virtual screening protocol can serve as leads in future drug design efforts against the destructive actions of pathogenic bacteria.
Outer and inner membrane permeabilization assays indicate that the A20L peptide exhibited destructive effects on both bacteria membranes.
This economically destructive and globally distributed bacterium has thousands of distinct lineages within a heterogeneous and taxonomically disputed species complex.
By acting on multiple targets, including pathogenic bacteria, tissue-destructive enzymes, and the host inflammatory response, auraptene and lacinartin may be promising natural compounds for preventing and treating periodontal diseases.
With the bacteria suppressed, the destructive aphids can't survive.
