The effectiveness of new nutrient media intended for the differential isolation of pathogenic and opportunistic enterobacteria (SS agar), as well as for the preliminary identification of enterobacteria, was determined on a wide range the strains of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The comparative evaluation of SS agar and Ploskirev's bactoagar was carried out. The newly developed medium was shown to have advantage in its differentiating and inhibiting properties. The clinical trials of the media, carried out in this study, revealed high detection rate and exceedingly exact differentiation of lactose-negative lactose-positive enterobacteria, as well as 100% coincidence of the results obtained on the nutrient medium for the preliminary identification of enterobacteria and on laboratory-made control media.
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January 2025
Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Unlabelled: Archaeal molecular biology has been a topic of intense research in recent decades as their role in global ecosystems, nutrient cycles, and eukaryotic evolution comes to light. The hypersaline-adapted archaeal species and serve as important model organisms for understanding archaeal genomics, genetics, and biochemistry, in part because efficient tools enable genetic manipulation. As a result, the number of strains in circulation among the haloarchaeal research community has increased in recent decades.
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Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
This review explores biochar's potential as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for remediating organic pollutants, particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides, in water. Biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis, has demonstrated adsorption efficiencies exceeding 90% under optimal conditions, depending on the feedstock type, pyrolysis temperature, and functionalization. High surface area (up to 1500 m/g), porosity, and modifiable surface functional groups make biochar effective in adsorbing a wide range of contaminants, including toxic metals, organic pollutants, and nutrients.
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Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia.
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January 2025
Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
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