every year not to mention saving patients’ lives. Cleanliness Champions have been put in place to make sure Standard Infection Control Precautions are implemented within health care settings. MRSA (Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is one example of the staphylococcus family common bacteria (BBC Health–MRSA). There are many strains of MRSA and many people carry it in their throat‚ nose and skin folds. MRSA is an infectious agent and can live on the body for example in eczema‚ varicose
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that favors the growth of salt loving organisms. It is commonly used to distinguish the different species of Staphylococci. If an organism ferments mannitol‚ an acid will be produced turning the indicator yellow. This is an indication that Staphylococcus aureus ferments with mannitol. Unknown #11 did not ferment with the mannitol‚ as the colonies did not show any yellow coloration‚ thus eliminating the possibility that the unknown organism is a type of Staphylococci.
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28: 39-46‚ 2002. 11. Kooistra-Smid M.‚ Dijk S.V.‚ Beerthuizen G.‚ Vogels W.‚ Zwet T.V.‚ Belkum A.V.‚ Verbrugh H.: Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a burn center. Burns‚ 30: 27-33‚ 2004. 13. Kooistra-Smid M.‚ Dijk S.V.‚ Beerthuizen G.‚ Vogels W.‚ Zwet T.V.‚ Belkum A.V.‚ Verbrugh H.: Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a burn center. Burns‚ 30: 27-33‚ 2004.
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bibulous paper. MICROORGANISMS USED: E. coli‚ B. cereus‚ S. aureus & E.coli (mixture) RESULTS/DATA USED: E.coli cell shape was bacilli (rod) with a diplobaccillus arrangement. The color was pink because it was Gram negative. B.cereus cell shape was bacilli (rod) with a diplobacillus arrangement. The color was purple because it was Gram positive. S.aureus & E.coli (mixture) cell shape was cocci (spherical) with a staphylococcus arrangement. The color was mostly purple with some noticeable
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were based on biochemical reactions and gram-staining technique. Frozen mackerel fish (Scomber scombrus) was used for the study. Invitro assay result revealed that the samples were predominantly contaminated by three bacteria species viz: Staphylococcus aureus‚ Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus plantarum. Incidences of the various isolates in the culture were found to be 60‚ 20 and 15%‚ respectively. The mean bacteria load of the isolates was 1.135 x 10 6 CFU g -1 . This value was found to be markedly
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Parasites – an organism that feeds and is dependant of its host. 1.2 Identify common illnesses and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria – Lyme disease‚ Tuberculosis‚ tetanus‚ MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) Viruses – polio‚ Norovirus‚ common cold‚ flu‚ chicken pox Fungi – tinea pinus‚ athletes foot‚ oral thush Paracites- worms‚ ticks‚ lice‚ mites 1.3 Describe what is meant by ‘infection’ and ‘colonisation’. Infection – is a invasion of
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accidentally by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 at St. Mary’s hospital in London when he forgot to clean a Petri dish before leaving on vacation. Fleming’s experimentation with the left-behind mold led him to discover its dissolving effects on the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. Through further trials he discovered that a pure culture of the mold effectively killed the harmful bacteria. 3) The Human Genome Project The crusade to map all human genes began in 1990 and was completed in 2003. It has given
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BACTERIA Identification (Classification I. Domain: Bacteria 1. Gram Negative Proteobacteria (Phylum XII) Non-Proteobacteria 2. Gram Positive LOW G+C (Phylum XIII) HIGH G+C (Phylum XIV) II. Domain: Archaea III. Domain: Eukarya (Gram Negative 1. Bordetella pertussis Pertussis/Whooping Cough 2. Eikenella corrodens Human Bite Injury
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hortorum with sodium alginate‚ then one of the samples is post treated with citric acid. Each sample was independently examined towards antibacterial activity using two types of micro-organisms (Escherichia coli AATCC 2666 gram negative (ve) and Staphylococcus aureus AATCC 6538 gram positive (+ve)). The result was taken after 4 hours‚ 8 hours and after 24 hours. 2.4. Physico mechanical measurments: 2.4.1. Tensile strength and elongation: The tensile strength and elongation of treated fabrics were measured
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Aspergillus flavus‚ yeast species such as Candida lipolytica‚ Mucor plumbeus and Staphylococcus aureus. Its combination along with clove oil has been impressive and effective against A. flavus. The cinnamon oil has antimicrobial action in the range 10-150 μg ml − 1. Another intriguing fact about cinnamon is its role in altering or changing the expression of a gene icaA which plays a role in the formation of biofilms. Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the causes of biofilms which is why it has emerged
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