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About 50% of women with gonorrhoea are asymptomatic. The patient may complain of a vaginal discharge, dysuria, intermenstrual bleeding or postcoital bleeding. The cervix may appear anywhere from normal to the extreme of marked cervicitis with a mucopurulent exudate. Involvement of the urethra causes little dysuria, purulent secretion and frequency. The combination of urethritis and cervicitis on examination is very suggestive of the diagnosis as both sites are infected in most patients. More advanced symptoms, which may indicate development of PID, include cramps and pain, bleeding between menstrual periods, vomiting, or fever. Gonococcal conjunctivitis Infection of the eyes with gonorrhoea can result from rubbing of the eyes with contaminated fingers in both sexes, and presents with pain and a purulent yellow discharge. The Frankia are a genera of nitrogen fixing filamentous bacteria that live in symbiosis with some plants, similar to rhizobia. Frankia also form root nodules. Actinorhizal plants are classified in eight families.. They are a diverse group of mostly woody dicots found on all continents except for Antarctica. Many are common plants, like alder, bayberry, sweet fern, Dryas mats, Chamaebatia and Coriaria. Rhizobia (from the Greek words Riza = Root and Bios = Life) are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen (diazotrophy) after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes (Fabaceae). Although much of the nitrogen is removed when protein-rich grain or hay is harvested, significant amounts can remain in the soil for future crops. This is especially important when nitrogen fertilizer is not used, as in organic rotation schemes or some less-industrialized countries. Click on following items to see more information: Anaerobic bacteria, Antibiotics, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial, Bacillus, Bacillus, Bacteria, Microbiological, Phage, Beta lactamase, Broth cultures, Candida tropicalis, Cellulomanas, Clostridia, Denitrificans, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli, Enterococci, Fermentations, Yeasts, Gram positive, Halophilic bacterium, Listeriosis, Microbial, Microbiological, Bacteria, Nitrifying, Prokaryotes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhizobacter, S. cerevisiae, S. cerevisiae, Salmonella typhimurium, Wastewater treatment, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcal, Streptococci, Vibriosis, Yeasts The sphingomonads are widely distributed in nature, having been isolated from many different land and water habitats, as well as from plant root systems, clinical specimens, and other sources. Some of the sphingomonads (especially Sphingomonas paucimobilis) also play a role in human disease, primarily by causing a range of mostly nosocomial, non-life-threatening infections that typically are easily treated by antibiotic therapy. Due to their biodegradative and biosynthetic capabilities, sphingomonads have been utilised for a wide range of biotechnological applications, from bioremediation of environmental contaminants to production of extracellular polymers such as sphingans used extensively in the food and other industries. Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. Bioremediation may be employed in order to attack specific contaminants, such as chlorinated pesticides that are degraded by bacteria, or a more general approach may be taken, such as oil spills that are broken down using multiple techniques including the addition of fertilizer to facilitate the decomposition of crude oil by bacteria.
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