Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Protista: Protists are simple eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants nor fungi. Protists are unicellular in nature, or they can be found as a colony of cells. Most protists live in water,...
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Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia: Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow...
Eubacterium
Eubacterium: Eubacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Eubacteriaceae. These bacteria are characterised by a rigid cell wall. They may either be motile or nonmotile. If motile, they have a flagellum....
Human respiratory system
Human respiratory system: Definition: A system of organs functioning in respiration is called respiratory system. Explanation: Human respiratory system consists of lungs and air passage to carry air to and from lungs. A) Air...
Brucella melitensis
Brucella melitensis: Before Brucella melitensis was recognized as the cause of Malta fever in man, a disease causing the same symptoms in countries bordering the Mediterranean was known as Fibris andulans. David Bruce, a...
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis: Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax—a common disease of livestock and, occasionally, of humans—and the only obligate pathogen within the genus Bacillus. This disease can be classified as a zoonosis, causing infected animals to transmit the disease...
Brucella abortus
Description and significance: Brucella abortus is a gram-negative bacterium that is found in cattle populations. This intracellular parasite is a blood borne pathogen that causes premature abortion of a cattle fetus. What makes this...
Lysinibacillus fusiformis
Introduction: Lysinibacillus fusiformis (commonly abbreviated L. fusiformis) is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Lysinibacillus. Scientists have yet to completely characterize this microbe’s pathogenic nature. Though little is known about this organism, several...
Mitochondria
Mitochondria: Mitochondria (singular: mitochondrion) are organelles within eukaryotic cells that produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the main energy molecule used by the cell. For this reason, the mitochondrion is sometimes referred to as “the powerhouse of the cell”. Mitochondria...
