82 Quotes About Bacteria

The problem with the bacteria hypothesis is that an extremely high concentration of bacteria must exist before they begin to produce light. But what could possibly support the occurrence of such a large population?

Last year we couldn't go outside and hunt Easter eggs. She couldn't even touch the grass. Our two little dogs had to go, because they might bring in bacteria or mold.

For example, the influenza virus is grown either in a chicken embryo or a cell culture grown in situ. After the bacteria or virus has grown, the next step is to purify it by physical separation, for example, by filtration, which can be either a chemical or biological process.

The FDA and the CDC cultured Gram-negative bacteria out of bags that were never opened here. It was impossible for us to get anything into those bags. They took the bags away from us whole.

The usual way of growing cotton is highly petrochemical-intensive, requiring 110 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Some of the fertilizer is broken down by soil bacteria into nitrate, a toxic and highly soluble chemical that can leach into groundwater or get washed into lakes, creating oxygenless dead zones.

Vibrio vulnificus is a milder bacteria in the same family as cholera that enters the body through a cut, scratch or wound or by drinking or eating something, often shellfish, contaminated with it. It can be treated with antibiotics if recognized early. If evacuees or rescue workers notice a suspicious wound that's red, swollen or tender at the site of infection and is sometimes accompanied by a fever, they should try to get immediate medical care

There are no bacteria known to be resistant to silver or silver oxide.

We're evaluating a case of meningococcemia, a bacteria that can cause meningitis or a blood infection. When someone gets infected with that bacteria, half of the cases develop meningitis, a third develop infections of the blood.

The bacteria gets in their mouth and it sits there. It's nasty. But humans are not on their dinner list.