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nutrient

1. Nourishing, affording nutriment.

2. A nutritious substance, food or a component of food.

Origin: L. Nutriens Any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.Any substance of nutritional value to an organism, i.e. it provides the building blocks for the organism to grow and repair itself.


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Re: barnacle ditribution

... I do not know anything about barnacles, but I might assume they represent a keystone species in some ocean communities. Perhaps playing a role in nutrient cycling and water chemistry. 4: E. Experimental Treatment I should know this one, I know it is very basic. Though I might consider this an ...

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by Zach
Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:55 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: barnacle ditribution
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my unknown

... white)although it's certainly not perfect. By "whitish" in pigment, I'm assuming you have already tested on TGA, or do you mean regular nutrient agar? The latter usually doesn't tell you much.

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by gakerty
Wed May 13, 2009 5:22 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: my unknown
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Views: 377

Pseudomonas aeruginosa on different agar

does anyone know if Pseudomonas aeruginosa growns better on Tryptone Soy Agar campared to Nutrient agar? does the different agars affect the amout that Pseudomonas aeruginosa will grow in 24 hours? Help or links ASAP will be greatly appreciated

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by ShadowMOUSE
Sun May 03, 2009 3:15 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Pseudomonas aeruginosa on different agar
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Re: Chocolate Agar

... Most bacteria will actually grow better on chocolate than on blood agar, which is the primary plating medium in medical micro labs. Chocolate is a nutrient media, not selective. It is helpful for detecting Haemophilus influenza, which will not grow on regular blood agar due to the lack of v-factor, ...

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by pnkkmi
Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:19 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Chocolate Agar
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Hayflick limit and biochemical substrate

Hayflick limit is consider a reason for cell death. Can this limit be lengthened by nutrient composition. Examples are antioxidants, vitamins, minerals. How does the electrical generation of the genetic code affect the limit?

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by debioc
Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:05 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Hayflick limit and biochemical substrate
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