pelvic and bimanual exam was performed. Swabs of the vaginal area were collected and placed under the microscope. The results were concurrent with the suspected diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. The physician explained the results of the swab samples and offered the patient different treatment options. Pathophysiology Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is common infection of the vagina that causes discharge and odor due to the changing environment. The vaginal discharge is “characteristically described as a
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such as Vibrio natriegens‚ who are curved-rod shaped microorganisms‚ they elongate to almost twice their own size and form a dividing wall in which splits the single cell into two daughter cells (Madigan et al.‚ 2015). There are four phases to bacterial cell growth: the lag phase‚ which is a period where bacteria are maturing and adjusting to the environment. During this phase‚ RNA synthesis‚ production of ribosomes‚ enzymes and other molecules occur (Mullenger‚ 1973). This is followed by the exponential
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Unit 3. Assignment 1: Bacterial Growth Rates 1. Mediums that could be used to determine shigellosis include Btilliant Green Agar‚ and Triple Sugar-Iron Agar. Expected results in a confirmed case of shigellosis are as follows: Brilliant Green Agar – Isolated Shigella colonies which do not ferment lactose or sucrose and appear red or white in color with no growth to trace growth on the Agar plate will be present. Triple Sugar-Iron Agar – Presence of Shigella will manifest as a red slant with
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Bacterial Growth Requirements Evelyn Lyle ITT Technical Institute Angela Ask‚ MPS January 15‚ 2012 Every organism must find in its environment all of the substances required for energy generation and cellular biosynthesis. The chemicals and elements of this environment that are utilized for bacterial growth are referred to as nutrients. Many bacteria can be identified in the environment by inspection or using genetic techniques. The nutritional requirements of a bacterium such as E Coli are
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Amber McMillian May 26‚ 2009 Bacterial Vaginosis This is a vagina condition also referred to as Gardnerella Vaginitis that can produce vaginal discharge that is a result from an overgrowth of normal bacteria. This will cause a woman to have a vaginal discharge with a foul odor. It is not dangerous but it can cause bad symptoms. If any woman has this problem they should also be checked for more serious infections such as Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. The normal symptoms are excessive vagina discharge
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of my microbiology class at Brunswick Community College. This journey started out with a media plate cultured with an unknown species of bacteria. I was then instructed by my professor to use all of my previous knowledge to identify the unknown bacterial pathogen. This lab led me to master my skills of using the Gram stain‚ testing for catalase‚ testing for coagulase and using the oxacillin screen. Now I am going to take you with me on the journey to the unknown. As I recall from earlier that
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Modeling bacterial growth is important in maximizing the efficiencies of biological processes. Although there are many different methods of modeling bacterial growth‚ this experiment focuses on the Monod equations. However‚ in order to use the Monod equations‚ the maximum growth rate and Monod constant must be found. Here we show how the maximum growth rate and Monod constants can be obtained for Escherichia coli using M9 media in a bioreactor at 37 °C and 500 RPM. The maximum growth rate is also
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calculated the growth curve and it was 1.2. Using this I found the doubling time which was 34s. Introduction Bacteria grows by binary fission. One bacteria becomes two‚ two bacteria becomes four bacteria and it so goes on. A lot of changes occur in the bacterial cell during growth and due to this reason it is difficult to measure growth quantitatively. Growth is therefore usually measure by changing one or two easily measure parameters which will ignore the complicated cellular change. Therefore different
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Title: Chapter 7: Bacterial Growth Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to observe the bacterial growth of Escherichia coli under various conditions. Physical factors and nutritional requirements determine the overall concentration of the bacteria. Along with the use of a spectrophotometer and the technique of serial dilution‚ countable colonies can be obtained. Results are plotted on a semi-log graph in order to observe the different growth curves corresponding to optical density (cell
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Fighting Bacterial Growth The purpose of this lab was to determine the effectiveness of antiseptics‚ disinfectants‚ and antibiotics on bacteria. The hypothesis was that if bleach was used‚ it would be the most effective because bleach is commonly used to clean and disinfect various things. The variables that were tested were antibacterial soap and Scope mouthwash for the antiseptics; bleach and ammonia for the disinfectant; and Cipro‚ erythromycin‚ and tetracycline for the antibiotics. All of these
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