Molise
Molise , region (1991 pop. 330,900), 1,714 sq mi (4,439 sq km), S central Italy, bordering on the Adriatic Sea in the east. Campobasso is the capital of the region, which is divided into the provinces of Campobasso and Isérnia. Mostly mountainous, Molise is crossed by the Apennines; there is a narrow coastal strip. The main occupation in the generally poor region is farming; cereals, pigs, and sheep are raised. Molise's few industries include the processing of food and the manufacture of clothing. Molise was conquered by the Romans in the 4th cent. BC After the fall of Rome it came under the Lombard duchy of Benevento (6th-11th cent.). From the 12th cent., it shared the history of Abruzzi .
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Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from human nasal swabs by amoebal coculture.(Research)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Amoebae feed on bacteria, and few bacteria can...therefore be used to selectively grow these amoebae-resisting bacteria (ARB), which may...specimens. ********** Free-living amoebae have been isolated worldwide from soil...
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Amoeba 'midwives' rush to aid birthing 'moms'
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...they examine how amoebas separate. Their...attempts to control amoeba-borne infectious...cases, when two amoebas have trouble disconnecting, a third amoeba rushes to their aid...the "midwife" amoebas to come to the aid of the "birthing" amoeba. Meanwhile, plants...
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Amoeba-resisting bacteria and ventilator-associated pneumonia. (Research).
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...infections (3). Free-living amoebae have been shown to be a reservoir...4-7). The most studied amoebae-associated bacterium is Legionella...contaminated aerosols. Additional amoeba-associated bacteria might...bacterial agents associated with amoebae in hospital water supplies...
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Effects of amoebae on the growth of microbes isolated from moisture-damaged buildings.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Microbiology; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...addition to fungi and bacteria, amoebae have been found in moisture-damaged building materials. Amoebae and a growing list of bacteria...but the interactions between amoebae and microbes common in moisture...reported. We co-cultivated the amoeba Acanthamoeba polyphaga with...
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Distressed amoebas can call for help.(during cell division)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 3/31/2001; 700+ words
; ...themselves to gut tissue, a dividing amoeba might have a better anchor for pulling itself apart than did the amoebas in the new experiments, he speculates...who studies a different kind of amoeba--one that has complex signaling...
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Amoeba Records Engulfs the City / Haven for mainly used vinyl, CDs.
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 11/17/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...met head-on Saturday when the massive Amoeba Music emporium opened on Haight Street...Quinta for the opening. The San Francisco Amoeba is the first offshoot of the Berkeley...are as friendly to trade-ins as the Amoeba in Berkeley, and none has the selection...
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We all need challenges, just ask an amoeba
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 10/13/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...experiment involving amoebas. Amoeba lovers, don't fret...strains of, well, other amoebas, or withdrawing amoeba food or amoeba sleep...created the perfect amoeba environment. So, what happened to these amoebas floating around in...
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COMMENTARY: Amoeba Records: A dying breed
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/27/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...to downloading. But one record store, Amoeba Records, is one of the last to stay in...technological means to purchase music. Amoeba first opened its doors in 1990 on Telegraph...say that when they search for music, Amoeba is the place to go. This record store...
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Chemotaxis, aggregation behavior, and foot formation in Dictyoselium discoideum amoeba controlled by microbeam uncaging of cyclic-AMP.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...relative to one or more amoebae. Migrating aggregation-stage amoebae responded to the c...migrating it. The first amoeba to reach the source...around this first amoeba, which remained at...flashes, all the amoebae dispersed and headed...
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In amoeba world, cheating doesn't pay.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health; 11/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...at least in the microscopic world of amoebas where natural selection favors the noble...edge? Not necessarily, as it turns out amoebas that cooperate for the benefit of all...that determine how colonies of social amoebas resist the efforts of cheaters to alter...
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Amoeba
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...called organelles. Amoebas may have one or more...species. The word amoeba comes from a Greek...relatives of the amoeba have whiplike organs...is scarce, some amoebas respond by rolling...common species of amoebas feed on decaying...known of these, Amoeba proteus, is used...
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amoeba
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
amoeba (ă- mee -bă) n. (pl. amoebae) any protozoan of irregular and constantly changing shape. Some amoebae cause disease in humans (see Entamoeba ). — amoebic adj. — amoeboid adj.
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Slime Molds
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...plasma membranes of nearby amoebas, causing the cells to move...about a minute. Then, these amoebas stop moving and in turn secrete...to induce other more distant amoebas to move toward the developing...molds. Both have a haploid amoeba phase in when cells feed by...
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Protozoan Diseases
Book article from: Biology
...importance include certain species of amoebae, flagellates, and sporozoans. Amoebae The most notorious amoeba of humans is Entamoeba histolytica...addition to the intestinal infection, the amoebae sometimes get into the bloodstream and...
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Dysentery
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...develops diarrhea, the active form of amoeba will pass from the bowel and rapidly die. If no diarrhea is present, the amoeba will form a hard cyst about itself...the area of the liver. Because the amoeba invades the lining of the colon, some...
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