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    disease-producing microbe Immunity: The state of being resistant to injury‚ particularly by poisons‚ foreign proteins‚ and invading pathogens. Susceptibility: the lack of resistance to injury‚ foreign proteins and invading pathogens Innate immunity includes external physical and chemical barriers (skin and mucous membranes) and various internal defenses (phagocytes‚ natural killer cells‚ antimicrobial proteins); It does not involve specific recognition of a microbe‚ acts against all microbes in the same

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    My article is called Living long beneath the sea‚ and I got it from www.sciencenewsforkids.org. Some individuals who were involved were Hans Roy‚ a biologist from Aarhus University in Denmark. Who was been studying microbes that live beneath the Pacific Ocean‚ near the equator. Karen Lloyd‚ a biologist at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She’s worked with Roy but not on this study. Lastly‚ Seth Shostak‚ an astronomer at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain

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    The Impact of Microorganisms on Human Affairs What is microbiology? Microbiology is the study of microorganisms or microbes. The word micro means small in Greek‚ implying that microbes are very minute or small life forms that cannot be seen with just the naked eye. One would need a microscope to see these small life forms. Microbes are everywhere and have a large impact on the world. It all started when one of the most important discoveries in history was made in 1665. Englishman‚ Robert Hooke

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    environment‚ water will leave the cell‚ as the amount of water in the cell is higher than that outside of the cell. As a cell looses water in a hypertonic environment it becomes smaller in size and withers. Isotonic environments are preferred by most microbes for the most advantageous growth‚ although some live in slightly hypotonic solutions. (Alonzo‚ 2008) Growth in NaCl Solutions Samples of S. cerevisiae and S. epidermidis were placed into sodium chloride (NaCl) solutions of 1‚ 7 and 15 percent

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    Animals and human interactions cause diseases to spread through the human population. Bugs are one of the main animals that carry microbes looking for a host to infect. Once a bug or insect finds its new host‚ they die after they infect them‚ therefore‚ the new host has to carry the microbe in them and they feel the affects. Sometimes‚ a person with a specific microbe can affect many others around them. When a person is infected they can either be treated or die from the diseases. Back in the days

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    Microbial Growth

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    * Jamshoro college of Nursing jamshoro * GROUND RULES * Turn off your mobile. * If you have any problem or urgency you can leave class without any disturbance. * Questioning and answering are asked at the end of presentation. * Don ’t discuses during presentation each other. * ten minutes for Q&A * objective At the end of presentation learner will be able * Introduction of control of microbial growth * Define term related to control of microbial growth

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    magnification) 1. Various Types of Microorganisms (Microbes): a. Bacteria‚ algae‚ protozoa‚ helminthes (parasitic invertebrate-worms) and fungi. 2. Multiple types of Professions Using Microbiology: b. A staff microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention c. Epidemiologist d. Immunologist e. Food Inspectors f. Plant Microbiologists g. Researchers 1.2 The Impact of Microbes on Earth: Small Organisms with a Giant Effect

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    Aseptic Technique and Culturing Microbes‚ Lab #3 Purpose: The purpose of the this experiment is to learn to transfer microorganisms to a nutrient medium to promote growth using aseptic techniques. which are a method used to prevent unwanted organisms from contaminating a medium. We will also learn about different types of culture media‚ including MRS broth and nutrient broth‚ learn about oxygen and temperature requirements for microbial growth and how to control microbial growth. Procedure:

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    microbial growth *Pasteur (1861)-microorganisms present in air and can contaminate sterile solutions but air itself cannot produce microbes. He boiled beef broth in flasks and left some uncovered (developed microbes) and some he covered after boiling (no microbes). Then boiled broth in S-shaped curve of the neck of the flask (allowing air to pass through but no microbes); no growth 2. Describe the contributions of the following scientists: Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Joseph Lister Edward

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    study of living organisms that are too small to be clearly seen by the unaided eye. The science of Microbiology dates back only to 200 years‚ yet the recent discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in 3000 year old Egyptian mummy reminds us that microbes have been around for much longer. Infact‚ Bacterial ancestors were the first living things to appear on Earth. The First observations: One of the most important discoveries in the history of Microbiology occurred in 1665 with the help of a relatively

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