Identification of Bacterial Pathogens basic skills in diagnostic bacteriology Dr.T.V.Rao MD Dr.T.V.Rao MD 1 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
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The purpose of the following study is to determine where the two unknown bacteria acquired in Microbiology lab should be classified in regards to temperature‚ pH level‚ and osmoregularity. It is important to classify bacteria in order to identify them. Identification of bacteria is important because they are not only useful but potentially dangerous as well. The identification of bacteria can lead to breakthroughs in healthcare regarding treatment of old and new diseases alike. Identifying bacteria
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Identification of Metallic Ions Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 42-0160-00-01 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 in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. obseRvations
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Purpose: To identify an unknown bacterial specimen using basic laboratory technique and biochemical tests. The unknown bacteria will be one of the following: Enterococcus faecalis‚ Staphylococcus saprophyticus‚ Escherichia coli‚ Enterobacter aerogenes‚ Proteus vulgaris‚ Salmonella [I assume typhimurium]‚ or Shigella [either flexneri or sonnei‚ we used both in our lab during the semester]. Procedure {and observations}: Observe bacterial colony morphology. {Colonies are large‚ beige or
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Economics Question: In the light of the change that have occurred in the structure of the UK economy in the recent years‚ discuss better is it still correct to describe UK economy as a mixed economy. Generally‚ the British economy is also known as the Anglo-Saxon economy and is the second largest economy in Europe after Germany. It is also the fifth largest economy in the world in terms of market exchange rates. In the early history‚ the country’s most dominated sector is the agriculture
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Michele Matos “Mixed Messenger” By: Peggy Orenstein In the reading‚ “Mixed Messenger”‚ Peggy Orenstein has an interesting take on her thoughts on racial identity‚ the role of race in society‚ Obama‚ and America’s rapidly growing‚ bi-racial nature. As a white mother of a biracial child‚ Orenstein has an interesting point as to how people view races and how discriminating and stereotypical people can be towards the mixing of races. For example‚ when Orenstein writes about the time “at
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Mixed race or family: Black Americans and the Okinawan In the modern society‚ interactions are based on the interaction compatibility of people rather than different social‚ economic or cultural affiliations. In an argument by Mori‚ social interactions in the modern society are based on the ability of one person to interact with the other and their ability to live a compatible life (34). This is dissimilar to previous centuries where interactions were based on the cultural and social beliefs one
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Exercise Exercise 2 MIXED TENSES Motorcycle Accidents A spokesman for the Public Works Department says motorcycle lanes 1. _________ (be) no longer needed on the highway as the accident rate involving motorcycles 2. ______________ (be) negligible compared to trunk roads. The percentage of motorcycle accidents along the expressway 3. _________ (be) less than 0.01%‚ most of which are caused by reckless riding and speeding. According to international design requirements‚ a separate
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Unknown Lab Report Dr. Nathan Cahoone Microbiology 204 December 9‚ 2010 Introduction There are many reasons for knowing the identity of microorganisms. The study and test was done by applying all of the methods that have been learned so far in the microbiology laboratory class for the identification of an unknown bacterium which I was using unknown #25. Results Unknown #25 had the following morphology on a streak plate: medium sized butyrous cream colored colony. Gram-staining was utilized
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tremendous ethnic diversity. The multicultural nature of the population—often described as rojak (a spicy mixed salad)—goes back a long way‚ to the earliest habitation of the Peninsula. Since then‚ there have been continuous waves of immigrants from virtually all directions. Over time‚ increasing inter–ethnic contacts and influences have resulted in a polyglot nation of ethnicities‚ religions‚ cultures and traditions. This volume introduces the various ethnic groups that call Malaysia home—described by
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