microbial contamination

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• Microbial metabolism — is the means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce. Microbes use many different types of metabolic strategies and species can often be differentiated from each other based on metabolic… …   Wikipedia

• Microbial biodegradation — Interest in the microbial biodegradation of pollutants has intensified in recent years as humanity strives to find sustainable ways to clean up contaminated environments.[1][2] These bioremediation and biotransformation methods endeavour to… …   Wikipedia

• Soil contamination — Excavation showing soil contamination at a disused gasworks. Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. This type of contamination… …   Wikipedia

• Forward-contamination — is the contamination of other worlds with Earth microbes. The risk of forward contamination is twofold: that human beings may accidentally seed a previously sterile world, thus creating extraterrestrials that are really of terrestrial origin (and …   Wikipedia

• Back-contamination — is the informal but widely employed name for the introduction of microbial extraterrestrial organisms into Earth s biosphere. It is assumed that any such contact will be disruptive or at least have consequences over which human beings will have… …   Wikipedia

• food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… …   Universalium

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• meat processing — Introduction       preparation of meat for human consumption.       Meat is the common term used to describe the edible portion of animal tissues and any processed or manufactured products prepared from these tissues. Meats are often classified… …   Universalium

• poultry processing — Introduction       preparation of meat from various types of fowl (poultry) for consumption by humans.       Poultry is a major source of consumable animal protein. For example, per capita consumption of poultry in the United States has more than …   Universalium

• Astronautical hygiene — is the application of science and technology to the study of the recognition and evaluation of the hazards and the prevention or control of the risks to health while working in a low gravity environment. John R. Cain (UK Government expert) was… …   Wikipedia

• fish processing — Introduction       preparation of seafood and freshwater fish for human consumption.       The word fish is commonly used to describe all forms of edible finfish, mollusks (e.g., clams and oysters), and crustaceans (e.g., crabs and lobsters) that …   Universalium