This article reviews the idea that the bacterial spore is a small cell, formed by an asymmetric cell division and enveloped by the larger sister cell. Both processes seem to be morphological ...

Scanning electron microscopic images of giant spores (left) from a (-) mating type strain of the human pathogenic zygomycete Mucor circinelloides and smaller spores (right), from a (+) mating type ...

Future Microbiol. 2014;9(5):683-695. Identification of the causative agent to species level from cultures based on morphological characteristics requires training; strains collected from patients ...

ELECTRON microscopy of ultra-thin sections of avian tubercle bacilli growing on various solid media has revealed details of their internal anatomy. In the initial phase of growth, the structure ...

The Spore Charger is a Charger variant that emits a cloud of spores around it, masking its position before charging. These spores function in the same way as Spore Spewers, not dealing any damage ...

Mucor mould is found in soil, plants, manure and decaying fruits On Saturday morning, Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, was waiting to operate on a 25-year-old woman who had recovered ...

COVID treatment guidelines in India specify higher doses of steroids than other countries, which could be to blame for the rise in mucormycosis or “black fungus”. The emergence of a fungal ...

The importance of mucormycosis has grown in recent years as the number of patients with predisposing factors has increased dramatically. Clinical symptoms are elusive and conventional techniques ...

India has reported 45,374 cases of this rare and dangerous infection, called mucormycosis, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said. It affects the nose, eyes and sometimes the brain ...

SINGAPORE: Having a strong regional power grid is important as the country generating clean energy can then share it with other nations in the zone, says its Minister in the Prime Minister’s ...

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