nanoparticles solutions on carbon-coated SEM grids. (Okafor F et al.‚ 2013) Antimicrobial activity of the Green Synthesized Nanoparticle The organisms used for testing were Escherichia coli‚ Staphylococcus sp‚ Streptococcus sp‚ Pseudomonas sp‚ Proteus sp‚ Bacillus sp‚ Aspergillus sp and Candida sp. Overnight cultures were prepared with nutrient broth. Preparation of plates and antimicrobial testing Muller- Hinton Agar (MHA) for antibacterial testing and SDA for antifungal testing were prepared ‚autoclaved
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What is Service Learning? Service learning is a method of teaching‚ learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service‚ frequently youth service‚ throughout the community. As a teaching methodology‚ it falls under the philosophy of experiential education. More specifically‚ it integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience‚ teach civic responsibility‚ encourage lifelong civic engagement‚ and strengthen
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Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are too small to be clearly seen by the unaided eye. The science of Microbiology dates back only to 200 years‚ yet the recent discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in 3000 year old Egyptian mummy reminds us that microbes have been around for much longer. Infact‚ Bacterial ancestors were the first living things to appear on Earth. The First observations: One of the most important discoveries in the history of Microbiology occurred in 1665
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William Howard Taft Born: 9/15/1857 Birthplace: Cincinnati‚ Ohio William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati on Sept. 15‚ 1857. A Yale graduate‚ he entered Ohio Republican politics in the 1880s. In 1886 he married Helen Herron. From 1887 to 1890‚ he served on the Ohio Superior Court; 1890–92‚ as solicitor general of the United States; 1892–1900‚ on the federal circuit court. In 1900 McKinley appointed him president of the Philippine Commission and in 1901 governor general. Taft had great success
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Acknowledgement First‚ I would like to thank God for giving me enough knowledge‚ strength‚ and guidance to be able to finish this term paper. And also I would like to thank my cousins for helping and giving me some information about this. To my family for being my inspiration. To my uncle/auntie for giving financial support. To the authors of Wikipedia or Google and reference book that contribute a lot for making this term paper. And lastly to my Instructor Mr.Lacdao for checking my typographical
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History of microorganisms’ discovery Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the one of the first people to observe microorganisms‚ and used a microscope of his own design‚ and made one of the most important contributions to biology. [18] Robert Hooke was the first to use a microscope to observe living things; his 1665 book Micrographia contained descriptions of plant cells. Before Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms in 1675‚ it had been a mystery why grapes could be turned into wine‚ milk into cheese
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was randomly selected and subjected to qualitative tests for identification. It is suggested that culture #72 is an example of Serratia marcescens and Micrococcus luteus. There were ten bacteria species possibilities: Stahylococcus epidermidis‚ Bacillus subtilis‚ Escherichia coli‚ Serratia marcescens‚ Sarcina lutea‚ Pseudomonas fragi‚ Micrococcus luteus‚ Alcaligenes faecalis‚ Clostridium sporogenes‚ and Micrococcus roseus. There were several qualitative tests that could be conducted to determine
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Introduction With the dawn of modern genetic technology‚ new problems and possibilities arise. The ability to modify the genes of living organisms is a very controversial subject‚ spawning many debates about its uses‚ ethics‚ and dangers. On one hand‚ the possibility of modifying livestock and plants to produce more food and useful products is tempting. Medical uses for genetic modification are also abundant‚ and can change medicine for the better. On the other hand‚ problems about the ethicality
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Differential Staining Cynthia Alonzo‚ M.S. Version 42-0242-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information
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The 1300s were a dark time for Europe. Disease spread throughout the continent. The disease that affected Europe the most was the Black Death. The Black Death was a terrible disease because it killed nearly half of Europe’s population‚ was highly contagious‚ and extremely deadly. Shakespeare’s plays had a particularly important role in the plague‚ even though Shakespeare was alive almost 300 years after the largest outbreak of the Black Death. Shakespeare’s plays were really crowded.So crowded in
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