"O Lord, I beg upon my knees that all my various syntheses may not turn out to be inferior to those conducted by bacteria". —Anon's quotation boldly points out the importance of bacteria to human beings. The importance of bacteria was further highlighted by J.W. Foster (1964) in his statement "Never underestimate the power of bacteria." Bacteria are the simplest [...]
The below mentioned article provides a note on history of Bergey's manual. The Society of American Bacteriologists presently known as the American Society of Microbiology began compiling the first edition of Bergey's Manual by appointing an editorial board with Dr David Hendricks Bergey as its Chairman. The other members of the board were Francis C. Harrison, Robert S. Breed, Bernard [...]
The below mentioned article provides a note on the theory of activity along with formulae. The Theory of activity was developed by GN. Lewis in order to account for the behaviour of strong electrolytes. A very simple example to understand this theory would be that: "when a football player is surrounded closely on all sides by other players his capacity [...]