Detection of plasmids in arsenic (As) resistant bacteria isolated from As-contaminated groundwater Mahima Rani and Pinaki Sar* Department of Biotechnology‚ Indian Institute of Technology‚ Kharagpur‚ West Bengal–721302‚ India mahima06bt11@gmail.com‚ Ph: +91 8348523016 Abstract Role of plasmids in conferring resistance to several heavy metals and antibiotics to naturally occurring bacteria is well known. In contaminated environments‚ presence of metal resistant genes on plasmids often provide
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BTN 211 TOTORIAL 1 Chapter 1 1. The History and Scope of Microbiology Which of the following distinguish the field of microbiology from other fields of biology? a. the size of the organism studied b. the techniques used to study organisms regardless of their size c. both the size of the organism studied and the techniques employed in the study of organisms d. neither the size of the organism studied nor the techniques employed in the study of organisms regardless of their size Who of
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Labset Four Worksheet 1. Define the term “selectively toxic.” Why is it an important feature of antimicrobial agents? A substance or drug is selectively toxic if the agent used in it is able to kill the microorganism that it is meant to without harm to the host that has taken the drug. This is very important to microbial agents in that it enables these agents to inhibit a microorganism by interacting with microbial functions or structures different from those of the host; thereby showing little
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Michelle Felton Observation of Chemical Changes June 17‚ 2014 Chem 107 Purpose: To associate chemical properties with household products To observe some properties of chemical reactions Procedure: Using a 96 well plate and a pipette each chemical was placed into its individual well‚ two drops of a second chemical were added and the observations of the reaction/changes were recorded. The new mixture was viewed on a light and on a dark background to observe all changes. Data
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What is Food Microbiology Food microbiology is the study of food micro-organisms; how we can identify and culture them‚ how they live‚ how some infect and cause disease and how we can make use of their activities. Microbes are single-cell organisms so tiny that millions can fit into the eye of a needle. They are the oldest form of life on earth. Microbe fossils date back more than 3.5 billion years to a time when the Earth was covered with oceans that regularly reached the boiling point‚ hundreds
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glucose to acetylmethylcarbinol. The test will react with alpha-naphthol and potassium hydroxide if glucose is being broken down and turn a red color. If a test is positive it will show a maroon colored band on the top portion of the broth. Lab Results E. coli is MR+ because it does ferment glucose and the has a high acidity produced during the fermentation. E Coli is VP- because it does not make acetyl methyl carbinol‚ a neutral product. E. Coli produces more acidic products S. epidermidis
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Microbiology and Process Analysis laboratory 25/10/2013 Group 1 Microbiology laboratory Abstract The lab exercises were divided into three different analysis; microscopy‚ soil microbiology and bacterial growth. The main aim of laboratory work with Escherichia coli and soil sample was to introduce students to bacterial growth in pure culture and soil microbial flora. The experiment of bacterial growth in pure culture using optical density
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Microbiology Lecture Notes: I.Cell1/27/14 1. Robert Hooke 2. Basic unit of structure and function in all living things. a. Unicellular à Microscopic b. Multicellular à Microscopic & Macroscopic c. 2 main cell groups: 1. Eukaryote = True Nucleus 2. Prokaryote= Bacteria (only) a. Karyo = nucleus‚ pro= pre‚ Eu= true 3. Components of a cell: a. Nucleus: brain of cell; has nuclear membrane/envelope 1. DNA à Chromosomes (Genes) à make protein à Macromolecule
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Foster Professor Ray Ramirez BIOL 2420 December 5‚ 2014 Tuberculosis: Leading Disease Killer in the World Microbes orbit the world that is around us involving being in the air and on surfaces we may come in close contact with. In the medical terms‚ microbiology involves the study of microscopic organisms‚ bacteria‚ archaea‚ fungi‚ protozoa‚ algae‚ and multi cellular animal parasites (Baumann 3-5). It is important that we acquire knowledge of these subjects because there are many infectious diseases that
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Laboratory Techniques and Measurements Lab 1 The purpose of this lab was for the student to get involved with his or hers new lab kit as well as being able to know‚ identify and use each other tools provided in the kit. Another key learning aspect of this lab is to teach the student how to measure properly the many units in the SI system. I will be using laboratory dilutions‚ measurements‚ and weights to then calculate using algebraic formula. Throughout lab one we were introduced to
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