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The genus Mycobacterium contains species that range from fast-growingsaprophytes such as M. smegmatis and M. fortuitum to slow-growing pathogens such as M. leprae , M. tuberculosis and M. paratuberculosis . Although the chromosomal origin of replication has been studied in some mycobacteria [ 7 8 ] , the genetic organization of the origin of replication in M. paratuberculosis has been previously unknown.
The fast growing M. smegmatis species contains a gnd sequence between dnaN and recF , which is absent in the slow-growing mycobacteria (Fig.
They felt their estimates of the organic destruction rate caused by irradiation at the Mars surface were an upper limit for a globally averaged biomass production rate that might be comparable to the slow-growing cryptoendolithic microbial communities found in dry Antarctica deserts [ 17 ] .
And Lucent's quarterly numbers were more worthy of a slow-growing consumer-products company than of a high-priced tech giant, so the market's reaction was hardly surprising.
Even if a whole day's production were contaminated and a small amount of leftover contaminated beef reworked into ensuing production, within days the E. coli (which is very slow-growing in a nonconducive environment such as chilled beef) would be so diluted that it wouldn't pose a threat to anyone.