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BACTERIAS AUTOTROFAS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nitrogen cycle
1, record 1, English, nitrogen%20cycle
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cycle of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are utilized and transformed in nature. 2, record 1, English, - nitrogen%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nitrogen cycle: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - nitrogen%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle de l'azote
1, record 1, French, cycle%20de%20l%27azote
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cycle des processus par lesquels l'azote et ses composés sont utilisés et transformés dans la nature. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20l%27azote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cycle de l'azote, malgré sa grande complexité, est un des grands cycles biosphériques les mieux connus. L'azote de la matière vivante, et des protéines en particulier, est issu de l'azote atmosphérique, qui est fixé sous forme de composés organiques par différents processus. Cette première étape, appelée «fixation», est suivie de l'ammonification et de la nitrification, qui permettent la minéralisation de ces composés azotés sous forme de nitrites et de nitrates, directement assimilables par les plantes. Ce cycle ne serait pas complet sans les processus de dénitrification, qui ont pour résultat de rendre à l'atmosphère une partie de l'azote précédemment fixé. 3, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20l%27azote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cycle de l'azote : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - cycle%20de%20l%27azote
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo del nitrógeno
1, record 1, Spanish, ciclo%20del%20nitr%C3%B3geno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ciclo de procesos por los que el nitrógeno y sus compuestos se utilizan y transforman en la naturaleza. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20nitr%C3%B3geno
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El nitrógeno inorgánico es transformado en orgánico por plantas autótrofas, que son tomadas por los animales, volviendo el nitrógeno als suelo con la excreción de estos. Las bacterias nitrificantes transforman el nitrógeno orgánico en nitratos que serán aprovechados de nuevo por las plantas verdes, o bien por las bacterias desnitrificantes que transforman los nitratos en nitrógeno atmosférico. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20nitr%C3%B3geno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Water Pollution
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- autotrophic bacterium
1, record 2, English, autotrophic%20bacterium
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- chemolithotrophic bacterium 2, record 2, English, chemolithotrophic%20bacterium
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
autotrophic bacteria; chemolithotrophic bacteria: Bacteria which are able to multiply by using inorganic matter as the only source of carbon and nitrogen. 2, record 2, English, - autotrophic%20bacterium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... biological film or mucilage consists of heterotrophic bacteria, which are normally near the surface, and of autotrophic (nitrifying) bacteria near the bottom. 3, record 2, English, - autotrophic%20bacterium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autotrophic bacterium; chemolithotrophic bacterium: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 2, English, - autotrophic%20bacterium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
autotrophic bacterium; chemolithotrophic bacterium: terms usually used in the plural. 4, record 2, English, - autotrophic%20bacterium
Record 2, Key term(s)
- autotrophic bacteria
- chemolithotrophic bacteria
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Pollution de l'eau
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bactérie autotrophe
1, record 2, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bactérie chimiolithotrophe 2, record 2, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20chimiolithotrophe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- bactérie autotrophique 3, record 2, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophique
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bactéries autotrophes; bactéries chimiolithotrophes : Bactéries capables de se multiplier en utilisant la matière minérale comme unique source de carbone et d'azote. 2, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un premier groupe formé de bactéries autotrophiques édifie des hydrocarbures et des protéines à partir de CO2 et des sels inorganiques. 3, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Lits bactériens. Le] film biologique ou mucilage comporte des bactéries hétérotrophes généralement proches de la surface, et autotrophes (bactéries nitrifiantes) près du fond. 4, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bactérie autotrophe; bactérie chimiolithotrophe : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bactérie autotrophe; bactérie chimiolithotrophe : termes habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 6, record 2, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20autotrophe
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bactéries autotrophes
- bactéries chimiolithotrophes
- bactéries autotrophiques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Contaminación del agua
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bacteria autótrofa
1, record 2, Spanish, bacteria%20aut%C3%B3trofa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- bacteria quimiolitotrófica 1, record 2, Spanish, bacteria%20quimiolitotr%C3%B3fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bacterias autótrofas; bacterias quimiolitotróficas :Bacterias capaces de multiplicarse utilizando como única fuente de carbono y nitrógeno la materia orgánica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - bacteria%20aut%C3%B3trofa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bacteria autótrofa; bacteria quimiolitotrófica: términos utilizados generalmente en plural. 2, record 2, Spanish, - bacteria%20aut%C3%B3trofa
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bacterias autótrofas
- bacterias quimiolitotróficas
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Biochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- aerobic bacteria
1, record 3, English, aerobic%20bacteria
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- aerobic bacterium 2, record 3, English, aerobic%20bacterium
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bacteria that require free elemental oxygen for their growth. 3, record 3, English, - aerobic%20bacteria
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Bacteria" is the plural form of "bacterium". Since bacterium is infrequently used, the main entry term has been recorded in the plural. 4, record 3, English, - aerobic%20bacteria
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aerobic bacteria : term standardized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - aerobic%20bacteria
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Biochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bactérie aérobie
1, record 3, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20a%C3%A9robie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bactéries aérobies 2, record 3, French, bact%C3%A9ries%20a%C3%A9robies
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bactéries vivent aux dépens du milieu ambiant ou de l'organisme qu'elles ont envahi. Certaines exigent de l'oxygène : ce sont les [bactéries] aérobies. 3, record 3, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20a%C3%A9robie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bactéries aérobies : terme normalisé par ISO. 4, record 3, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20a%C3%A9robie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Bioquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- bacteria aerobia
1, record 3, Spanish, bacteria%20aerobia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bacteria que requiere el oxígeno que necesita en su forma gaseosa elemental. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bacteria%20aerobia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las bacterias autótrofas y heterótrofas pueden dividirse, a su vez, en aerobias, anaerobias o facultativas, según su necesidad de oxígeno. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bacteria%20aerobia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Las bacterias aerobias son las que se aprovechan en un reactor de lodos activados. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bacteria%20aerobia
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-08-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- anaerobic bacteria
1, record 4, English, anaerobic%20bacteria
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bacteria that can grow only in the absence of free elemental oxygen. 2, record 4, English, - anaerobic%20bacteria
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The singular form, "bacterium", is very infrequent; therefore the main entry was recorded in the plural. 3, record 4, English, - anaerobic%20bacteria
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under certain conditions, anaerobic bacteria can cause scale to form in oil-field water-handling facilities. 4, record 4, English, - anaerobic%20bacteria
Record 4, Key term(s)
- anaerobic bacterium
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bactéries anaérobies
1, record 4, French, bact%C3%A9ries%20ana%C3%A9robies
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bactéries capables de vivre dans un milieu dépourvu d'oxygène. 2, record 4, French, - bact%C3%A9ries%20ana%C3%A9robies
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon leur mode nutritionnel et leur comportement vis-à-vis de l'oxygène libre, on distingue les bactéries aérobies et les bactéries anaérobies. 3, record 4, French, - bact%C3%A9ries%20ana%C3%A9robies
Record 4, Key term(s)
- bactérie anaérobie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- bacteria anaerobia
1, record 4, Spanish, bacteria%20anaerobia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de bacteria que no puede existir en presencia de oxígeno disuelto, sino que tiene que obtenerlo del contenido de oxígeno de los sólidos orgánicos y de algunos inorgánicos, el cual se hace aprovechable en la descomposición de los sólidos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - bacteria%20anaerobia
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las bacterias autótrofas y heterotrófas pueden dividirse, a su vez, en aerobias, anaerobias o facultativas, según su necesidad de oxígeno. 1, record 4, Spanish, - bacteria%20anaerobia
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-11-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Environment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Calvin cycle
1, record 5, English, Calvin%20cycle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Calvin-Benson cycle 2, record 5, English, Calvin%2DBenson%20cycle
correct
- C3 cycle 3, record 5, English, C3%20cycle
correct
- C3 pathway 4, record 5, English, C3%20pathway
correct
- Calvin pathway 5, record 5, English, Calvin%20pathway
correct
- carbon fixation cycle 6, record 5, English, carbon%20fixation%20cycle
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[One of the phases of photosynthesis, involving] the incorporation of CO2 into glucose by enzymatic reactions (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990). 7, record 5, English, - Calvin%20cycle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The second stage in the process of phtosynthesis is called the Calvin Cycle (it is also called the Calvin-Benson Cycle or the Carbon Fixation Cycle). In the Calvin Cycle, carbon molecules from carbon dioxide, CO2, are fixed into the sugar glucose, (C6H12O2) (in six repeats of the cycle). The Calvin Cycle takes place in the stroma of eucaryotic chloroplasts. The major enzyme that mediates the Calvin Cycle is Rubisco (ribulose-1-5-biphosphate carboxylase). The Calvin Cycle was first investigated in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Nobel Prize winning chemist Melvin Calvin (1911-1997). 6, record 5, English, - Calvin%20cycle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
All photosynthetic plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it, through a complicated sequence of chemical reactions, into starches and sugars. In C3 plants all the cells in the mesophyll of a leaf conduct photosynthesis by the same process, a sequence of reactions called the Calvin cycle. Early in the cycle, atmospheric carbon dioxide is incorporated, or fixed, into a compound containing three carbon atoms. 8, record 5, English, - Calvin%20cycle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Calvin-Benson Cycle (C3 cycle). So named because some of the important molecules in the cycle have 3 carbons in them. Requires CO2 (normally from air); a sugar to capture the CO2 (ribulose biphosphate, RuBP); catalytic enzymes and energy as ATP & NADPH (obtained from light-dependent reactions). 3, record 5, English, - Calvin%20cycle
Record 5, Key term(s)
- C3
- Calvin-Benson pathway
- carbon fixation pathway
- C3 carbon fixation cycle
- C3 carbon fixation pathway
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Environnement
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cycle de Calvin
1, record 5, French, cycle%20de%20Calvin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- voie de Calvin 2, record 5, French, voie%20de%20Calvin
correct, masculine noun, France
- cycle C3 3, record 5, French, cycle%20C3
correct, masculine noun
- cycle de Calvin-Benson 4, record 5, French, cycle%20de%20Calvin%2DBenson
correct, masculine noun
- cycle de fixation du carbone 4, record 5, French, cycle%20de%20fixation%20du%20carbone
masculine noun
- métabolisme C3 3, record 5, French, m%C3%A9tabolisme%20C3
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cascade de réactions permettant, à partir de cinq trioses, de regénerer trois pentoses, nécessaires à la fixation de trois molécules de CO2 [...] 5, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20Calvin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À chaque révolution de ce cycle, un triose est utilisé à la synthèse des glucides, les cinq autres sont réinvestis dans le cycle. L'énergie nécessaire à cette synthèse provient de la phase lumineuse de la photosynthèse; les réactions sont catalysées par des enzymes spécifiques. 5, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20Calvin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mécanisme le plus classique découvert par Calvin en 1949, met en jeu des molécules organiques à trois atomes de carbone, d'où le nom de cycle C3 ou métabolisme C3 qu'on lui donne généralement. 3, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20Calvin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La production de sucres contenant trois à sept atomes de carbone a lieu par l'intermédiaire d'un cycle de réactions biochimiques complexes appelé cycle de Calvin, en référence au biochimiste américain Melvin Calvin qui l'a élucidé, et conduit à la formation de grains d'amidon stockés dans la matrice des chloroplastes. 6, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20Calvin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une des étapes de la photosynthèse. 2, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20Calvin
Record 5, Key term(s)
- cycle de type C3
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Medio ambiente
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo de Calvin
1, record 5, Spanish, ciclo%20de%20Calvin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ciclo metabólico que se produce en los cloroplastos de plantas verdes y bacterias autótrofas y en el que se realiza fijación de CO2 sobre la riburosa-1, 5-P, lo que permite la síntesis de hidratos de carbono. 1, record 5, Spanish, - ciclo%20de%20Calvin
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-01-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- facultatively anaerobic bacteria
1, record 6, English, facultatively%20anaerobic%20bacteria
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Dict. of Microbiology, p. 14. 1, record 6, English, - facultatively%20anaerobic%20bacteria
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bactérie dibiotique
1, record 6, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20dibiotique
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- bactérie aérobie facultative 2, record 6, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20a%C3%A9robie%20facultative
correct, feminine noun
- bactérie anaérobie facultative 1, record 6, French, bact%C3%A9rie%20ana%C3%A9robie%20facultative
feminine noun
- germe aérobie facultatif 3, record 6, French, germe%20a%C3%A9robie%20facultatif
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bactéries ayant l'aptitude à vivre aussi bien en aérobiose (= vie dans un milieu contenant de l'air ou de l'oxygène libre) qu'en anaérobie. (Manuila). 1, record 6, French, - bact%C3%A9rie%20dibiotique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- bacteria aerobia facultativa
1, record 6, Spanish, bacteria%20aerobia%20facultativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de bacteria aerobia que se adapta por sí misma a vivir y funcionar en ausencia de oxígeno disuelto. 1, record 6, Spanish, - bacteria%20aerobia%20facultativa
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las bacterias autótrofas y heterótrofas pueden dividirse, a su vez, en aerobias, anaerobias o facultativas, según su necesidad de oxígeno. 1, record 6, Spanish, - bacteria%20aerobia%20facultativa
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