Gut Bacteria In today’s world‚ many people have a very negative connotation when they hear the word “bacteria”. Bacteria have been the cause to many diseases‚ however bacteria do have some benefits and uses. There are thousands and thousands of different types of bacteria in the world and one group of bacteria‚ Gut Flora‚ has become evident in the bacterial community for being beneficial. Gut Flora is a group of bacteria that consists of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of animals
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What are the pros and cons of each? Broad spectrum antibiotics work against many types of organisms such as gram positives‚ gram negatives and anaerobes. The great thing about this is that these are prescribed empirically so that all potential bacteria are covered until the culture results return. The problem with the misuse of broad spectrums is the resistance it can cause. The good thing about the narrow spectrum is that it covers for the specific organism that is causing the infection. The problem
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– Lab Report Name: ____________________ Section: ___________________ EXPERIMENT 1 TITLE: Observing Bacteria and Blood OBJECTIVE: To gain functional knowledge of microscope operations through practical applications of a microscope in the observation of bacteria and blood. PROCEDURES: Using the microscope‚ an oil immersion lens and observing Bacteria Cultures in Yogurt . Preparing a Blood Slide and observing Blood: After reviewing the section of the manual as instructed
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a. The bacteria that causes botulism are found in soil‚ water‚ animal guts and dung. When the spores exposed to low oxygen and certain temperature‚ they produce botulinum toxin‚ able to germinate‚ metabolize‚ food sources through an aerobic respiration to produce toxin. The toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine from motor nerve endings causing paralysis symptoms. The botulism either food born‚ eating contaminated home-canned foods where the fermentation takes place. or through abrasion in the
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Lactic Acid Bacteria Amanda Perry Many persons are oblivious to the fact that when they consume certain delicious food products like yogurt‚ buttermilk or cheese‚ they are actually eating live bacterial biomass which has acidified the milk content and contains a mixture of bacterial slime layers. Perhaps it is a blessing that most people are unaware because when most hear the word ‘bacteria‚’ their first thought is of a microscopic unicellular organism that causes various types of diseases especially
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Introduction to Microbiology – Case Study 1 Kristen Alejos You are working as an emergency room nurse in Topeka when a mother brings in her 8 year old son because of severe‚ bloody diarrhea. When questioned‚ the boy said that it hurts when he goes to the bathroom and his mother said he had vomited in the previous two days. When asked about their previous movements‚ the mother and son both mentioned a backyard barbeque that had taken place 6 days earlier. The boy complained that his mother
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Introduction: Identification of bacteria is significant because they are not only beneficial but potentially hazardous as well. The identification of bacteria can lead to breakthroughs in healthcare regarding treatment of old and new diseases alike. In addition‚ Identifying bacteria can furthermore be utilized in various other areas to knowing the causative agent of a disease in a patient‚ so as to know how it can be treated‚ to knowing the correct microorganism to be used for producing certain foods
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Analysis of Unknown Colony Morphology Color- light yellow pigmentation Form- circular Elevation- convex Margin- entire [staphylococci] DNase Test This test is used to detect if the bacteria contains any deoxyribonuclease activity. Because no color change was observed from blue to clear my unknown bacteria displayed a negative result. Blood agar plate This test is used to detect the hemolytic activity in the bacteria. A darkish green color on the media around the bacteria would represent
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BIO 162 Microbiology for Allied Health D. Page Baluch Microbiology Many technical terms‚ names of cell structures are formed from Latin or Greek roots micro - very small; bio – life; ology – study study of very small living organisms that cannot be seen with unaided eyes Microorganisms or microbes They are virtually everywhere - ubiquitous Types of Microorganisms Bacteria Fungus Yeast & molds Bacillus E. coli Algae Archaebacteria Diatom Dead Sea salt pillar
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The film begins with the birth of Paris‚ and Cassandra’s prophecy that he would be the cause of Troy’s destruction. Worried‚ his father King Priam leaves him on Mount Ida‚ where he is found and raised by the shepherd Agelaus. When he is an adult‚ he judgesAphrodite as the fairest of the three goddesses‚ Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite. After awarding her the golden apple she promises him the love of Helen of Sparta‚ the most beautiful woman in the world. Meanwhile in Sparta‚ Helen sees in a pool Paris’s
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