Saprophytism and the Characteristics of Saprophytes
This is a mode of life exhibited by some fungi and bacteria in which their energy giving and body building requirements are derived from the…
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How DNA Controls the Biochemical Processes of a Cell
DNA exerts a potent influence over the biochemical processes which take place in cells. Much of the evidence for this has come from the study…
Agricultural Significance of Leguminous Plant-Bacteria Relationship
The relationship between a leguminous plant and bacteria in an ecosystem and how it affects agriculture has been recognized and utilized by man for many…
Bioremediation : An Alternative in Cleaning Up The Niger Delta
Bioremediation is the use of a micro-organism’s metabolic activities to eliminate and clean up pollutants. Bioremediation would therefore serve as an environmentally friendly alternative in…
Nutrition and Metabolism in Chemo-Autotrophic Bacteria
Chemo-autotrophic bacteria are organisms that synthesize their protoplasmic constituents from inorganic substances such as carbon(IV) oxide, water, ammonia or nitrates and obtain the initial energy…
Nutrition and Metabolism in Photo-Autotrophic Bacteria
The difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria lies in the ability of autotrophes to make use of a source of energy other than that of…