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Pavilion Lake

(Encyclopedia) Pavilion Lake, lake, 3.6 mi (5.8 km) long, 2,625 ft (800 m) wide, and 213 ft (65 m) deep at its maximum depth, in Marble Canyon at the S end of the Marble Range near Cache Creek, S…

rifampin

(Encyclopedia) rifampinrifampinrĭfămˈpĭn [key], antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It is also used to eliminate the meningococcus microorganism from carriers and to treat leprosy, or…

tetracycline

(Encyclopedia) tetracyclinetetracyclinetĕˌtrəsīˈklēn [key], any of a group of antibiotics produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Effective against a wide range of Gram positive and Gram…

antiseptic

(Encyclopedia) antiseptic, agent that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms on the external surfaces of the body. Antiseptics should generally be distinguished from drugs such as antibiotics…

Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur is the 19th-century biologist and chemist whose work with germs and micro-organisms opened up new fields of scientific inquiry, aided industries (ranging from wine to silk), and made…

Space Fungus?

Even in sterile space craft, bacteria thrive by David Johnson Fungus thrive in spacecraft like this module, part of the International Space Station. (Source:NASA) Related Links Day One at…

West Nile virus

(Encyclopedia) West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of…

toxoplasmosis

(Encyclopedia) toxoplasmosis, infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasitic microorganism that can infect most warm-blooded animals but reproduces only in animals of the cat family…

Botany Science Projects

Science projects for all grades. More Science Projects Biology Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsPhysical Science ProjectsRelated Links Botany:…