Terms Related to Probiotic

• Biofilm

  Films of bacteria or other microbial organisms, usually embedded in extracellular polymers such as implanted medical devices, which adhere to surfaces submerged in, or subjected …

• Microbial Superinvasion

  A frequent complication of drug therapy for microbial infection. It may result from opportunistic colonization following immunosuppression by the primary pathogen and can be influenced …

• Microbial Antibiotic Resistance

  The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through …

• Rubella virus

  The type (and only) species of RUBIVIRUS causing acute infection in humans, primarily children and young adults. Humans are the only natural host. A live, …

• Microbial Photoreceptor

  Light absorbing proteins and protein prosthetic groups found in certain microrganisms. Some microbial photoreceptors initiate specific chemical reactions which signal a change in the environment, …