Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, microorganisms capable of transforming atmospheric nitrogen into fixed nitrogen (inorganic compounds usable by plants).
Canning involves sealing meat in a container and then heating it to destroy all microorganisms capable of food spoilage.
Sulfur bacterium, plural Sulfur Bacteria, any of a diverse group of microorganisms capable of metabolizing sulfur and its compounds and important in the sulfur cycle in nature.
Thanks to the brilliant work of Pasteur and Koch, medical men, and even the general public, were becoming aware that the human environment was inhabited by an enormous number of microorganisms capable of causing disease, just as today we are increasingly conscious of the carcinogens that pervade our surroundings.
A microbiological screening corroborated the presence of microorganisms capable of metabolizing PAHs.
Engineering microorganisms capable of simultaneously accumulating multiple products are economically attractive for biotechnology.
This has spurred research to engineer microorganisms capable of levoglucosan utilization.
Demand for sustainable materials motivates the development of microorganisms capable of synthesizing products from renewable substrates.
A wide variety of microorganisms capable of decolorizing a wide range of dyes includes bacteria, fungi, and algae.
The white rot fungi are at present known to be the most efficient microorganisms capable of extensive lignin degradation.
Therefore, numerous metabolic engineering approaches have been attempted to construct optimal microorganisms capable of co-fermenting mixed sugars simultaneously.
