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Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria: Gene expression in planktonic and biofilm cells by Trevors, J.T.

“…Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria are common in nutrient poor and/or stressed environments as planktonic cells and biofilms. This article discusses…”
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One gram of soil: a microbial biochemical gene library by Trevors, J. T

“…One gram of soil is an immense biochemical gene library producing diverse genetic instructions, which have been present for almost 4 billion years on the…”
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Can dead bacterial cells be defined and are genes expressed after cell death? by Trevors, J.T.

“…There is a paucity of knowledge on gene expression in dead bacterial cells. Why would this knowledge be useful? The cells are dead. However, the time duration…”
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Application of real-time quantitative PCR for the detection of selected bacterial pathogens during municipal wastewater treatment by Shannon, K.E., Lee, D.-Y., Trevors, J.T., Beaudette, L.A.

“…Bacteria were detected at five stages of municipal wastewater treatment using TaqMan® real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Thirteen probe and primer sets were…”
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Biology, persistence and detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocyst by Carey, C.M, Lee, H, Trevors, J.T

“…Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are obligate enteric protozoan parasites which infect the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans. The…”
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Effect of selected environmental and physico-chemical factors on bacterial cytoplasmic membranes by Denich, T.J, Beaudette, L.A, Lee, H, Trevors, J.T

“…Membranes lipids are one of the most adaptable molecules in response to perturbations. Even subtle changes of the composition of acyl chains or head groups can…”
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Survival mechanisms and culturability of Campylobacter jejuni under stress conditions by Jackson, D. Nathan, Davis, Bailey, Tirado, Sandra M, Duggal, Megha, van Frankenhuyzen, Jessica K, Deaville, Deanna, Wijesinghe, M. A. K, Tessaro, Michael, Trevors, J. T

“…Culture-based isolation and enumeration of bacterial human pathogens from environmental and human food samples has significant limitations. Many pathogens…”
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Microbial processes in the Athabasca Oil Sands and their potential applications in microbial enhanced oil recovery by Harner, N. K, Richardson, T. L, Thompson, K. A, Best, R. J, Best, A. S, Trevors, J. T

“…The Athabasca Oil Sands are located within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, which covers over 140,200 km2 of land in Alberta, Canada. The oil sands…”
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Nitric Oxide Reductase-Targeted Real-Time PCR Quantification of Denitrifier Populations in Soil by Dandie, C.E, Miller, M.N, Burton, D.L, Zebarth, B.J, Trevors, J.T, Goyer, C

“…The quantification of denitrifying bacteria is a component in the further understanding of denitrification processes in the environment. Real-time PCR primers…”
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Generalizations about bacteriology: thermodynamic, open systems, genetic instructions, and evolution by Trevors, J. T

“…Biological generalizations about bacteriology are discussed to provide a broad perspective of what we know about bacteria. Bacteriology (and possibly all…”
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Suitable microscopic entropy for the origin of microbial life: Microbiological methods are challenges by Trevors, J.T.

“…A hypothesis is proposed that the first living microbial cell(s) on Earth assembled about 3.6–4billion years ago when an environmental microscopic entropy…”
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DNA technologies: what's next applied to microbiology research by Trevors, J. T, Masson, L

“…This perspective discusses current DNA technologies used in basic and applied microbiology research and speculates on possible new future technologies. DNA…”
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Sterilization and inhibition of microbial activity in soil by Trevors, J.T.

“…This review examines methods to sterilize soil or inhibit microbial activity in soil. This is often necessary for experiments involving microbial survival,…”
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Influence of Liquid Manure on Soil Denitrifier Abundance, Denitrification, and Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Miller, M.N, Zebarth, B.J, Dandie, C.E, Burton, D.L, Goyer, C, Trevors, J.T

“…The influence of liquid dairy and swine manure, soil water-extractable C (WEC) and glucose on the amount of denitrification, the N2O molar ratio [N2O/(N2O +…”
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Origin of microbial life: Nano- and molecular events, thermodynamics/entropy, quantum mechanisms and genetic instructions by Trevors, J.T.

“…Currently, there are no agreed upon mechanisms and supporting evidence for the origin of the first microbial cells on the Earth. However, some hypotheses have…”
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Elevated temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations: effects on selected microbial activities in temperate agricultural soils by French, S, Levy-Booth, D, Samarajeewa, A, Shannon, K. E, Smith, J, Trevors, J. T

“…Human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Research has demonstrated this increased concentration will affect our climate…”
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What is a Global Environmental Pollution Problem by Trevors, J. T

“…Global climate change is really the sum of all pollution combined with natural changes in climate. Global problems are also problems where solutions may not be…”
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Perspective: Time scales in scientific research with an emphasis on microbial cellular and molecular research by Trevors, J.T.

“…Scientists use time to describe and research the universe in which humans live. Geologists and evolutionary biologists often use time scales in the millions to…”
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Perspective: Researching the transition from non-living to the first microorganisms: Methods and experiments are major challenges by Trevors, J.T.

“…Methods to research the origin of microbial life are limited. However, microorganisms were the first organisms on the Earth capable of cell growth and…”
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How much cytoplasm can a bacterial genome control? by Trevors, J.T., Masson, L.

“…In this perspective we discuss that bacterial genomes have optimized during evolution to control a range of cytoplasm, from immediately after cell division to…”
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