IDENTIFYING GRAM POSITIVE COCCI As mentioned in Exercise 8‚ “Identifying Gram Negative Rods”‚ identifying bacteria is a common activity in the microbiology lab. Like the game Clue™‚ each time you gather a piece of information to solve the mystery‚ you gather some information that supports some identities and eliminates others from contention. In the lab‚ the process continues as you gather more information until only one microbe remains and all others have been eliminated as possibilities. Thus
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Sarah Burns Evolution of Plague Bacteria The Bubonic Plague otherwise known as the Black Death‚ has gotten most of its attention from medieval paintings‚ poetry‚ and journals of revulsion. The real horror‚ was the disturbing biological evidence of the bacteria that caused all the pandemics‚ known as Yersinia pestis. The pathogen got its name from the two investigators Yersin and Kitasato. In 1894‚ Yersin was known as the main investigator (ergo. Named after him)‚ he claimed that the mice/rats were
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species of bacteria look similar under the microscope and also have the same staining results (ex. Gram stain). To be able to differentiate between the different species‚ one can look at the metabolic differences (fermentation)‚ as well as the environmental condition differences (temperature‚ pH‚ oxygen requirements). Being able to manipulate these conditions in a controlled environment can help to correctly identify the exact bacteria. Different media can be used to culture and identify bacteria. Some
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Identification of Microorganisms • For many students and professionals the most pressing topic in microbiology is how to identify unknown specimens. • Why is this important? • Labs can grow‚ isolate and identify most routinely encountered bacteria within 48 hrs of sampling. • The methods microbiologist use fall into three categories: ♣Phenotypic- morphology (micro and macroscopic) ♣Immunological- serological analysis ♣Genotypic- genetic techniques Dr.T.V.Rao MD 2 Microbe Identification
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the surface of some bacteria Halophile- Salt loving Achaea that live in environments with very high salt concentration Prokaryote- single celled organisms‚ lack membrane bound nucleus Zoonosis- A disease that can be passed down from animals to humans Endospore- When Gram positive bacteria can form a thick coated‚ resistant structure Compare and contrast Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Gram negative- Dyes red its more complicated and has less peptidoglycan Gram positive- Dyes purple
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differences between the techniques‚ to able to read results and to have the knowledge for future use in various fields. -Simple stain helps with determining the sizes‚ shapes and arrangements of microorganisms. -Gram stain assists in identifying the type of microbes‚ whether they are gram positive or negative‚ which in turn tells us what kind of cell wall the microbes have. -Endospore stain tells whether microorganisms make endospores. -Acid-fast stain is helpful in recognizing the existence
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makes sense of the fundamental concepts of unity and diversity among living things ○ Basic principle is that members of higher-levels groups share fewer characteristics than those in lower-level groups * Escherichia coli - rod shape and have a Gram-negative cell wall * Even members of the same species display variations in size‚ shape‚ and other characteristics Binomial Nomenclature • Carolus Linnaeus - credited with founding the science of taxonomy ○ Originated binomial nomenclature
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{text:bookmark-start} Hypothesis Analysis {text:bookmark-end} Scientific Method is a process that is the basis for scientific inquiry. The scientific method follows a series of steps: identify a problem you would like to solve‚ formulate a hypothesis‚ test the hypothesis‚ collect and analyze the date‚ and make conclusions {text:bookmark-start} (“LabWrite Resources“‚ n.d.) {text:bookmark-end} We will cover and give examples of how the scientific method works throughout this paper. Let us start
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Should Bacteria and Archaea belong to the same Kingdom? The main purpose of this essay is to find out if Archaea and Bacteria should be classified as two different Kingdoms or as a single one. As organisms‚ bacteria and archaea both are microscopic and prokaryotic (not possessing a true nucleus). These prokaryotes are very abundant on Earth and inhabit a wide spread of areas‚ including extreme ones. Both are an example of the most ancient living cells‚ which have appeared over 3.5 billion years
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absence of one in the prokaryotes; Eukaryotes also have distinct membrane-bound organelles‚ while prokaryotes do not (Stanier et al.‚ 1970a; Mauseth‚ 2009). It is after discovery and examination of these organelles that first led to the Endosymbiont Hypothesis or Endosymbiont Theory‚ as it is sometimes called (both terms are used throughout). In this essay we shall look at the history of the theory‚ how it was formed‚ who the most influential collaborators were‚ and how it is applied to the evolution
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