Articles for tag: Beneficial Bacteria, Fin Rot, Nitrogen Cycle, Ponds

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The Beneficial Bacteria in Ponds

Even before people existed, bacteria are believed to have been doing so many roles in shaping life here on earth. They play diverse roles that we discover a new one each passing day. They can adapt to any eco system colonizing even new ones and breaking down materials as energy source. Bacteria are known to ...

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Beneficial Bacteria Names

There are indeed some very harmful bacteria but we also have a host of beneficial bacteria in existence and with which our lives are made possible. Digestion of food requires some beneficial bacteria for instance. Besides humans, plants also need the beneficial bacteria to synthesize food, to decompose matter for nutrients to ripen fruits. Similar ...

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What is Substrate in an Aquarium?

If you’ve ever heard the term substrate you are probably wondering what it is. Substrate is known as the rock, sand or gravel that you use in your freshwater or saltwater aquarium. You will usually want at least three inches of substrate in your aquarium to house beneficial bacteria. In saltwater tanks, a lot of ...

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Natural Cures for Vaginal Yeast Infections

A vaginal yeast infection is when the number of yeast is higher than the number of beneficial bacteria in the vaginal tract. This can cause itching, redness, inflammation, and a discharge that is reminiscent of cottage cheese. All in all it is a very nasty and uncomfortable experience for women. What woman hasn’t experienced a ...

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How to Cure a Bladder Infection Naturally

If you suffer bladder infections regularly, you already know the medications you’re taking are not working. Antibiotics damage your body’s natural bacterial balance, which is the main reason your urinary tract infection is recurring. One of the first symptoms of bladder infection is a frequent strong urge to urinate, along with pain or a burning ...

How to Get Rid of Stubborn Yeast Infections

You thought the yeast infection has disappeared but this time it’s back, and with a vengeance. It’s itchy, embarrassing, and persistent-very persistent. You’ve tried everything from topical creams to even changing your diet and still found no solution to this extreme annoyance. Yeast infections persist through a majority of reasons such as hygiene, antibiotics, and ...

Foods that Contain Prebiotics

We’ve discussed what Fora is, what prebiotics and other healthy or helpful bacteria does for our digestive system, now let’s discuss what foods provide healthy bacteria and can enhance Flora. Foods such as yogurt, have significantly higher nutri­tional content than milk. The bacteria commonly used to produce yogurt-L. bulgaricus and L. thermophilus-produce biotin, a B-complex ...