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Myxobolus cerebralis Myxobolus cerebralis is a myxosporea n parasite of salmonid s (salmon , trout , and their allies) that causes whirling disease in farmed salmon and trout and also in wild fish populations . It was first described from rainbow trout in Germany a century ago, but its range ha more
Chromatophore chromatophores mediate background adaptation on exposure to dark (top) and light environments (bottom). Chromatophores are pigment -containing and light-reflecting cells found in amphibian s, fish , reptile s, crustacean s, and cephalopod s. They are largely responsible for generati more
Enzyme of the enzyme TIM , surrounded by the space-filling model of the protein. TIM is an extremely efficient enzyme involved in the process that converts sugar s to energy in the body. Enzymes are protein s that catalyze (i.e. accelerate ) chemical reaction s. In enzymatic reactions, the molec more
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria , mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis most commonly attacks the lungs (as pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous syst more
Immune system image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a collection of mechanisms within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogen s and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from virus es to more
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