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Preservation Of Ozark Glades: Soil Inocula And Plant Additions Effect On Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Srikavi Premnath
Preservation Of Ozark Glades: Soil Inocula And Plant Additions Effect On Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Srikavi Premnath
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Soil microbial communities can play a major role in the structure of natural plant communities, and restoring the soil microbial content can be important in restoring the plant community in prairies. In 2014, an experiment was set up to test whether soil inoculation along with native plant additions (Schizachyrium scoparium and Rudbeckia missouriensis) produce a similar restoration effect among glades, rocky grasslands found in south central Missouri. The following six inoculation treatments were set up in three sites: live inocula soil from well-restored glade sites, sterilized glade soil as a control, inoculated S. scoparium, uninoculated S. scoparium, inoculated R. missouriensis, …
The Relationship Between Diet And Evolution In Primates, Tori Spencer
The Relationship Between Diet And Evolution In Primates, Tori Spencer
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This literature review investigates the evolutionary relationship between diet and primate physiology, using both human and non-human primates as evidence of past and present examples. Special attention is devoted to physiological factors shaped by diet that have and may still cause differences between primate groups. Diet has heritable markers and can predisposition individuals to change both physically and behaviorally. Diet in primates appears to play a role in the teeth placement, brain size, shape and chemistry, taste and olfactory sense, to name a few. This information can be used to identify future human features that may continue to evolve as …
Selecting Phycoremediators For Consortia, Tori Spencer
Selecting Phycoremediators For Consortia, Tori Spencer
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Bioremediation is the process by which organisms remove and transform toxic compounds in a contaminated source. This is a waste management technique currently used to clean up man-made contamination. Many organisms act as natural remediators; in the case of algae, they are called phycoremediators who perform phycoremediaton. The term algae encompasses a variety of taxonomic groups and their diversity is still being realized; there are over 44,000 named species of the 72,000 species that we have identified. Some estimates calculate that there are over 200,000 diatom species alone. This diversity continues to be difficult to organize, which is problematic for …
Imaging Fluorescent Proteins In Plant Cells: A 12-Week Research-Project Oriented Cell Molecular Biology Laboratory, Michael Grubb, Bridget Mbula
Imaging Fluorescent Proteins In Plant Cells: A 12-Week Research-Project Oriented Cell Molecular Biology Laboratory, Michael Grubb, Bridget Mbula
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When plants are attacked by pathogenic fungi, plants defend themselves by "chewing" the fungal cell wall. Chitin, a main component of the fungal cell wall, is released and recognized by the plant cells to activate the innate immune response in the whole plant. The objective of this study is to investigate the cellular localization of the proteins encoded by two chitin-induced genes, Annexin 1 (ANN1) and SNAP33, from the genetic model Arabidopsis thaliana. The full-length cDNA (excluding stop codon) of ANN1 and SNAP33 were amplified from cDNA template and cloned into a binary vector pMDC83 to form a translational fusion …
The Fate Of Methylcyclohexane Methanol In Soil And Effect On Enzyme Activity, William Doggett, Frieda Eivazi
The Fate Of Methylcyclohexane Methanol In Soil And Effect On Enzyme Activity, William Doggett, Frieda Eivazi
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Methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) is the chemical that leaked into the Elk River, in Charlestown, West Virginia on the 9th of January, 2014, causing state of emergency called for use of drinking water contaminated with the chemical. Methylcyclohexane methanol is an organic compound classified as a saturated higher alicyclic primary alcohol. It is commonly used in air fresheners and as frothing agent for coal processing and cleaning. The full toxicity of this chemical to humans was unknown at the time of spill and there is still lack of information on exact toxic effects of the crude MCHM. In a recent study …
Effect Of Silver Nanoparticles On Select Soil Enzyme Activities Involved In Nutrient Cycling, William Doggett, Frieda Eivazi, Zahra Afrasiabi, L. Jose
Effect Of Silver Nanoparticles On Select Soil Enzyme Activities Involved In Nutrient Cycling, William Doggett, Frieda Eivazi, Zahra Afrasiabi, L. Jose
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Soils are being continuously exposed to large amounts of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), especially silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). These materials can interact with microbial enzyme activity, stability and/or specificity affecting their role in nutrient cycling. Specific enzyme activity measurements have potential to serve as bioindicator in identifying major changes in the soil environment. Present study investigated the effect of AgNPs on soil enzymes known to play a critical role in mineralization of C, N, P and S in the soil. Soil samples were collected from surface layer (0-10 cm) of a Wrengart silt loam series. The study used two sizes (10 and …