Penicillin There were many fascinating serendipitous scientific discoveries in the 20th century. One of them was the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming. The discovery and development of penicillin totally changed the direction of approaches to treating infectious diseases and saved millions of lives ever since (1). It was the first antibiotic to successfully treat bacterial infections. Therefore‚ Alexander Fleming‚ Ernst B. Chain‚ and Sir Howard Florey together were
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1.0 Ginger Ginger is a knotted‚ thick‚ beige underground stem (rhizome). The stem extends roughly 12 inches above ground with long‚ narrow‚ ribbed‚ green leaves‚ and white or yellowish-green flowers. The important active components of the ginger root are thought to be volatile oils and pungent phenol compounds (such as gingerols and shogaols). 1.1 Parasitological examination of stool specimen This is the examination of intestinal parasites
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References: 3. Bates‚ S; Cashmore‚ AM and Wilkins‚ BM. 1998. IncP Plasmids Are Unusually effective in mediating Conjugation of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Involvement of the Tra2 Mating System. Journal of Bacteriology. 180:6538-6540. 4
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Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 21:46-76 4. Fulton‚ M. 1943. The identity of Bacterium columbensis Castellani. J. Bacteriol. 46:79-82 5. Hu‚ L. T.‚ E. B. Nicholson‚ B. D. Jones‚ M. J. Lynch‚ and H. L. Mobley. "Journal of Bacteriology." Morganella Morganii Urease: Purification‚ Characterization‚ and Isolation of Gene Sequences 176.6 (1990): 3073-080. Department of Medicine‚ University of Maryland School of Medicine. Web. 1 May 2011. <http://Journals.ASM.org>. Le 12 6
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Agar From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Not to be confused with auger or augur. For other uses‚ see Agar (disambiguation). Culinary usage Mizuyōkan - a popular Japanese red bean jelly made from agar. Scientific usage A blood agar plate used to culture bacteria and diagnose infection. Agar or agar-agar is a gelatinous substance derived by boiling[1] a polysaccharide in red algae‚ where it accumulates in the cell walls of agarophyte and serves as the primary structural
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Biomedical scientist From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article needs attention from an expert in Medicine. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. WikiProject Medicine or the Medicine Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. (February 2009) A biomedical scientist (biomedician‚ biomedical doctor‚ medical scientist‚ clinical scientist) is a scientist trained in biology‚ particularly in the context of medicine. These scientists
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Introduction Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases which can be transmitted from animals to man. Due to frequent contact and domestication of wildlife animals‚ zoonotic diseases are increasingly becoming more prevalent. Public parks and gardens are home to abundant populations of birds. One of the most frequent species known to thrive in such areas are feral pigeon (Columba livia). Although there are few reports of disease transmission between pigeons and humans‚ their close interaction
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Science is referred to as a system of objective knowledge obtained through deep researches done by the human being. With the help of scientific inventions and techniques‚ we have got all the latest facilities and high living standards. The physical science is associated with the nature and behavior of energy and matter. Physics includes the study of time‚ light and gravity. Chemistry deals with the properties‚ composition‚ structure and reactions of the matter. Astronomy involves the study of the
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Serendipity – Accidental Discoveries in Science ABSTRACT Serendipity means the faculty of making fortunate and unexpected discoveries by accidents. Penicillin‚ X-ray‚ Viagra‚ Teflon are common examples known as accidental discoveries in science. The stories of these discoveries are interesting and meaningful. X-ray for medical diagnosis and treatment‚ miracle drug penicillin‚ Viagra for treatment of erectile dysfunction‚ Teflon for frying pans‚ all of these discoveries make our life wonderful
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MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 190-50100 KAKAMEGA FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES COURSE TILTE: INDUSTRIAL/FIELD ATTACHMENT COURSE CODE: SBL326 NAME: PAMELA K. MUKWEYI REG. No.: BTE/0517/08 DURATION: 9TH MAY – 20TH JULY 2012 SUBMISSION DATE: ATTACHMENT PLACE:CENTRE FOR MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH- KEMRI Scope/purpose The Industrial Attachment program fulfils part of the requirement in pursuing the degree
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