What's the difference between megathere and megatherium?
Megathere
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Megatherium
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Megatherium
Definition:
(n.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.
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(1) The author tested the action of 2% alkalinized glutaraldehyde on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. kansasii, M. avium, M. xenopi and M. fortuitum, as well as Staphyloccocus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Bacillus cereus, B. megatherium and B. subtilis.
(2) There is a large degree of homology between the sequence of B. licheniformis 5-S RNA and those published for 5-S RNA from B. megatherium and B. stearothermophilus.
(3) Unlike B. anthracis and B. cereus, the B. megatherium shows a disordered cytoarchitecture.
(4) The growth of three strains of bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, B. licheniformis and Micromonospora globosa) was slowed by sodium chlorate at a concentration of 0.06 to 0.1% while the other strain (B. megatherium) tolerated the CIO3- well.
(5) Measurements of ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis using (14)C-uracil uptake in rifampin-sensitive and rifampin-resistant strains of Bacillus megatherium were carried out after infection of the bacteria with bacteriophage alpha.
(6) Also, the former two were probably produced by Bacillus megatherium I-13.
(7) Bacillus megatherium strain KU-2 and Bacillus oligonitrophilus KU-1 were isolated from soil.
(8) Bacimethrin (1), known as a thiamine antagonist produced by Bacillus megatherium, was isolated from Streptomyces albus and has been further characterized by NMR spectra and acetylation.
(9) They are facultative anaerobes, except for Bacillus megatherium (which is a strict aerobe) and they possess a nitrate reductase A.