Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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HLA B52 antigen

Medical; Medicine

A specific HLA-B surface antigen subtype. Members of this subtype contain alpha chains that are encoded by the HLA-B*52 allele family.

earth science

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Fields of science encompassing studies and research from the disciplines of physics; chemistry; biological sciences; and mathematics; that are related to the planet earth. Subfields include ...

BIOBURDEN

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The population of viable microorganisms on a product and/or package.

common pili

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Thin, hairlike appendages, 1 to 20 microns in length and often occurring in large numbers, present on the cells of Gram-negative bacteria, particularly enterobacteriaceae and neisseria. Unlike ...

mannosides

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Glycosides formed by the reaction of the hydroxyl group on the anomeric carbon atom of mannose with an alcohol to form an acetal. They include both alpha- and beta-mannosides.

A bacterial species found in water, soil, sewage, dairy products, and the feces of humans and other animals. Organisms previously identified as motile strains of Aerobacter aerogenes are now placed ...