Come on everyone it is time to go canoeing. Everyone gets in their canoes at the lake and the camp counselor says be careful not to fall into Canoe Lake. All of a sudden the canoe flips over and I have fallen into the lake and cut my foot open on the bottom of the lake stepping on a broken bottle. The camp counselor rushes me to the camp nurse who is now dressing my wound and explaining to me that I am at risk for infection because of exposure to bacteria‚ parasites‚ and fungi. What do I do now
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History of Fungi | By Paul Isackson | Le Cordon Bleu: | | The first species of edible mushroom have been found in Chile‚ 13000 years back but the first evidence of mushroom consumption have been found several years back in China. In Chinese tradition‚ mushrooms were considered a medicinal item as well as a food item. In ancient times the act of consuming mushroom was called ‘Mycophagy’. The upper class of Ancient Romans and Greeks were also fond of eating mushrooms in their meals. USA
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Study Guide for Exam 3 This will be a terminology-heavy exam. Make sure to study definitions. Compare your tables to a couple of classmates’ tables. Be familiar with life cycles as indicated. Do qs listed on Moodle –both the exam forum III and qs I’ve posted with power points Focus on the power point lectures‚ posted Remember‚ this is only a guide. Use your class notes‚ textbook‚ and all materials on Moodle General comments: The format of this exam MAY include fill in the blank‚ diagrams
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MIC Practical Report Kerry Haarhoff 18 April 2012 3150540 Introduction Bacteria and fungi are both micro-organisms‚ however‚ fungi are spore-producing organisms whereas bacteria are not and fungi can be multicellular and bacteria is only a unicellular organism. These 2 micro-organisms‚ along with many other things circulate in the air within our environment. These micro-organisms then settle and become more prevalent in different areas. An experiment was conducted to see where
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Section 1 1. Define mutualism and commensalism. Mutualism- Both are benefited Commensalism- One benefits the other doesn’t care. 2. Give examples of mutualism. Oxpeckers (a type of bird) and Zebras‚ the Oxpecker picks ticks and parasites off of the Zebra. The oxpecker gets food and the Zebra gets pest control. 3. Explain why most parasites do not kill their host. Why is it in their own best interest to keep their host alive? If a parasite kills its host the parasite will most likely die too Section
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Microbial spoilage There are three types of microorganisms that cause food spoilage -- yeasts‚ moulds and bacteria. Bacteria are round‚ rod or spiral shaped microorganisms. Bacteria may grow under a wide variety of conditions. There are many types of bacteria that cause spoilage. They can be divided into: spore-forming and non-spore-forming. Bacteria generally prefer low acid foods like vegetables and meat. In order to destroy bacteria spores in a relatively short period of time‚ low acid foods must
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Laboratory Exercise #5 Identification of Fungi Fungi‚ like bacteria‚ may be useful in industry but also problematic. Many produce important products including foods‚ chemicals‚ enzymes and pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics and hormones. Molds‚ however‚ in particular‚ are also common contaminants in industry. It is important to be able to recognize and identify them‚ therefore‚ in the laboratory. In today’s laboratory session you will examine some common molds and attempt to identify them.
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A parahuman or para-human is a human-animal hybrid or chimera. Scientists have done extensive research into the mixing of genes or cells from different species‚ e.g. adding human (and other animal) genes to bacteria and farm animals to mass-produce insulin and spider silk proteins‚ and introducing human cells into mouse embryos. Human-animal hybrids and chimerasParahumans have been referred to as "human-animal hybrids" in a vernacular sense that also encompasses human-animal chimeras. The term
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DISCUSSION Although these experiments support that squalane has growth-enhancing effects upon R. sphaeroides‚ it does not show a different effect depending on temperature conditions as was originally predicted. This may be because the bacteria are unable to convert squalane into squalene for use in the hopanoid biosynthesis pathway. Another possibility is that the bacteria are using other materials than squalane as a preferred substrate in this pathway‚ as they would require less energy to convert
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Introduction: Mycelium is a fungal colony comprising of branched tubular filaments‚ called hyphae‚ that is enclosed by a rigid cell wall (1). Furthermore‚ mycelium makes up the body structure of fungi and is the primary element for fungal development (2). By using this mycelium from fungi‚ materials can be created with many of the same properties of conventional synthetics‚ whilst having less destructive effects on the environment (3). These compostable materials are able to break down‚ unlike styrofoam
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