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rods (retina)

One of the two photoreceptor cell types of the vertebrate retina. In rods the photopigment is in stacks of membranous disks separate from the outer cell membrane. Rods are more sensitive to light than cones, but rod mediated vision has less spatial and temporal resolution than cone vision.


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Cell Culture Bacterial Contamination

My lab has frozen peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes which are contaminated by gram positive rods. These cells are extremely important and we are looking for a way to transform these cells into a B-Lymphoblastoid immortal cell line while at the same time getting rid ...

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by Katt
Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:43 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cell Culture Bacterial Contamination
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Re: Identifying bacteria?

... as this produces B haemolysis, although it isn't motile. I think you need further testing to identify them for sure. Btw I assumed they are rods as you said they are motile, sure about that? You haven't mentioned what kind of motility either....

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by Sepals
Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:01 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Identifying bacteria?
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Corynebacteria vs Clostridia

Hey, I'm trying to understand corynebacteria a bit better as many environmental samples we get are gram positive rods and yet not identified as bacillus. The gram stain of the majority of these samples fit the bill with corynebacteria ; clubbed cells, palisade arrangements, chinese ...

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by miles500
Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:07 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Corynebacteria vs Clostridia
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Re: 6,700 mi/hr

canalon wrote: Rods, like in the shape of a bacillus or a fishing rod? or Roads, where I drive my car to work everyday? or something else very fast that can go to 6700 miles per hour???? The last one you asked here: something else ...

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by mcar
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:10 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: 6,700 mi/hr
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6,700 mi/hr

Rods, like in the shape of a bacillus or a fishing rod? or Roads, where I drive my car to work everyday? or something else very fast that can go to 6700 miles per hour????

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by canalon
Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:44 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: 6,700 mi/hr
Replies: 16
Views: 1833
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