MICROBES AND FOOD – A ‘RELATIONSHIP’ Microbes and food have always had a love-hate relationship. Food producers have learned to harness their power -- and sometimes for good use. There is no doubt that organically grown fruits and vegetables are superior in flavor. Now‚ despite arguments to the contrary made by food manufacturers‚ they may well be more nutritious for a variety of reasons. There are always studies available to prove any point‚ especially one
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Quantification of Microbes in Milk and Water Naomi Hall 10/20/14 BSC 381L H003 Group: Megan Baker‚ Katie Coe and Meagan Williams Abstract Coliforms are gram negative bacteria commonly found in the intestines of birds and mammals and are the most widely utilized indicators of fecal contamination. The purpose of this experiment was to test various water and milk samples for the presence of coliforms‚ specifically fecal coliforms. It was expected that fecal coliforms would be found in all
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NTRODUCTION Often in the study of microbiology‚ the need to identify an unknown microbe may arise. This aids in the recognition of which microbes are harmful or pathogenic as well as those that may be beneficial to us in some way. This report will detail how a similar project was performed in order to identify two unknown micobes using the techniques that were learnt during the course of the semester. We embarked on the project with the knowledge that we would have to identify a Gram(+) as well
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Lauren Clayton BIOL–15 Extra Credit Bugs‚ Guts‚ and Brains Seminar Summary During the seminar “Bugs‚ guts and brains: How gut microbiota shapes your mind and body” on November 7‚ Physiologist from UC Davis‚ Dr. Helen Raybould discussed how gut microbes in humans and animals affects neurophysiology based primarily on the foods we eat and the genes expressed in the gut. There is an intersection between micro and host physiology that affects the overall health and behavior of the host. To understand
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Aseptic Technique & Culturing Microbes Questions A. What is the difference between a bactericidal and bacteriostatic agent? What is the difference between sterilization and disinfection? Control of growth refers to the prevention of growth of microorganisms. This control is affected in two basic ways: by killing microorganisms or by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms
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Microbes: Adaptation and Immunity One of humanity’s biggest blunders is the frequent use of antibiotics against viral infections‚ which include influenza‚ colds‚ herpes‚ etc. Not only do these antibiotics have absolutely no effect to both the patient’s condition and the infection itself‚ these also promote antibiotic resistance. This blunder is aided by the accessibility when it comes to antibiotic purchase. What is Antibiotic Resistance? Antibiotic resistance is a form of drug resistance which
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Roles of microbes in DNA research Activities of microorganisms are very important to almost every sector of concern to mankind. From a perusal of the foregoing topics‚ one can find applications (uses) of microorganisms to agriculture‚ forestry‚ food‚ industry‚ medicine‚ and environment. The scope and significance of microbiology has enlarged manifold‚ particularly when importance of environment was realised globally and the word environment was used in a much wider sense in terms of totality to
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The human as host–microbe supraorganism. A win-win situation? At the dawn of microscopy‚ the 17th century Dutch scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek used his crudely built microscope to view magnified scrapings of his own dental plaque: “I then most always saw‚ with great wonder‚ that in the said matter there were many very little living animalcules‚ very prettily a-moving. The biggest sort… had a very strong and swift motion‚ and shot through the water (or spittle) like a pike does through the water…”
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Microbes are everywhere. Objectives: The experiment performed in the Lab was isolation of microbes taken from us and the environment. We used Nutrient Agar which is a growth medium used to culture microorganisms or small plants and Sabourand Dextrose Agar plates used to cultivate moulds and yeasts. The objective of it was to demonstrate that microbes are everywhere. We expected to find a variety of bacteria‚ moulds and yeasts. We were introduced to aseptic techniques as they help ensure that
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Option F: Microbes and Biotechnology Diversity of Microbe F.1.1 Outline the classification of living organisms into three domains. Three domains of living organisms: 1. Archaea - very primitive; live in extreme habitats 2. Eubacteria - more advanced 3. Eukaryota - all life forms with eukaryotic cells (have a nucleus) Use of ribosomal RNA sequences for classification rRNA is found in all cells rRNA is easy to isolate Analyzed to determine the exact sequence of nucleotide bases
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