Wetlands such as swamps, marshes, or bogs, are areas where the ground ... over thousands of years that’s made up of peat, which is a type of soil that forms in wet ground that doesn’t drain ...
Tuberculosis Research Section scientists collapse in the bog after a long day collecting sphagnum core samples at Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. Front: Clif Barry (Left ...
Peat-bog fungi produce substances that kill tuberculosis-causing bacteria New study points to processes involving thiol compounds as potentially promising treatment targets Date: December 3, 2024 ...
To explore potential targets for treatment-shortening strategies, Malhotra and colleagues turned to sphagnum peat bogs. These freshwater wetlands harbor abundant species of bacteria in the ...
An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that causes the human disease tuberculosis. The findings suggest that ...
Soil improvers are mostly made from green compost or biodigestate – see our description ... It accumulates at a rate of 1-2mm per year as the moss slowly decays in the permanently wet conditions, ...