General agriculture

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Atherogenesis

Agriculture; General agriculture

The formation of lipid deposits and thickening of the intimal cell layers within arteries, producing a yellow swelling on the endothelial surface (atheroma), leading to atherosclerosis, the most ...

A common form of arteriosclerosis characterised by deposits of plaques (atheromas) containing lipids, carbohydrates, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue, and calcium deposits. These plaques are ...

Psychrotrophic bacteria

Agriculture; General agriculture

Bacteria that can grow at low temperatures but grow optimally between 15° and 20°C.

Coliform bacteria

Agriculture; General agriculture

A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and ...

Babesiosis

Agriculture; General agriculture

A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including zoonoses in humans. They are caused by protozoans of the genus Babesia, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the ...