living things on earth and they are very powerful. Microbes can be used for ecological purposes‚ some are also pathogenic and others have helped in the medical field to create antibiotics. The author‚ Dorothy H. Crawford is Professor of Medical Microbiology and Assistant Principal for the Public Understanding of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She is also the author of The Invisible Enemy: A Natural History of Viruses‚ and she was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to medicine and higher
Premium Bacteria Immune system Infectious disease
Christina Mock Ms. Betres ENGL-101 November 13‚ 2014 Fear of the Ebola Virus The Ebola virus was discovered in the 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ebola virus—previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever—has been typically a disease of Central Africa‚ which it was until recently. There are five different confirmed strains of the virus. There is the Zaire Ebola‚ the Sudan‚ the Tai Forest‚ Bundibugyo virus‚ each of which can affect humans. The fifth
Premium Infectious disease Ebola Microbiology
Observation of Bacteria on Chicken and Handrail and the Effect of GermX® and Alcohol on Them. Sujit Bhimireddy‚ Daryl Onwuchuruba‚ Naveen Sood‚ and Manasa Tripuraneni Biology 106 Abstract Bacteria are found everywhere on this planet. This experiment is aimed at observing some of the bacteria that surround us in places that we use everyday. We will look at bacteria found on a piece of chicken and bacteria found on a handrail. The effectiveness of antibacterial substances such as GermX® and
Premium Microbiology Bacteria Escherichia coli
Michele Hindmarsh mhindma@my.wgu.edu Student ID# 000383032 MLT1 – Experiment 5; Task 6 Differential Staining Heidi Atkinson‚ MS Lab Experiment #5-Differential Staining Through the process of differential staining‚ there are distinct differences between the cell walls of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In the case of gram-positive bacteria‚ the cell wall is comprised of 60-90% peptidoglycan and is very thick. There are numerous layers of teichoic acid bound with peptidoglycan
Premium Bacteria Gram staining Staining
References: for API 20E tests • Qinn P.J‚ Carter M.E‚ Markey B‚ Carter G.R. Clinical Veterinary Microbiology (1994) Elsevier Limited • http://www.suite101.com/content/api20e-bacterial-id-test-strip-a55408 • http://www.helium.com/items/1482721-api-bacteria-identification
Premium Gram staining Staining Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas taiwanensis – Enrichment‚ Isolation and Identification Microbiology 521 2/10/12 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to enrich Pseudomonas bacteria‚ isolating a species of Pseudomonas and identifying it using phenotypic properties and DNA sequencing as an existent or completely new and undiscovered species of Pseudomonas. Overview: Genus Pseudomonas is a chemoheterotrophic bacteria found in soil and water. They are Gram negative‚ motile‚ paired rods that are also oxidase-positive
Premium Bacteria Microbiology Escherichia coli
(2009): 755-57. Abstract. Science Direct. Web. 2 June 2013. . Tranvik‚ Lars J.‚ and Manfred G. Hofle. "Bacterial Growth in Mixed Cultures on Dissolved Organic Carbon from Humic and Clear Waters." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 53.3 (1987): 482-88. American Society of Microbiology. Web. 2 June 2013. .
Premium Bacteria Agar Agar plate
Identification of Proteus vulgaris from an Unknown Sample Lakhram Bhisham March 31‚ 2016 01:447:390 General Microbiology TA: Jennifer Goff ABSTRACT This report delineates how unknown #405 was identified as Proteus vulgaris out of a possible seven species of Enterobacteriaceae by applying various tests that are able to distinguish between members of the family. Inevitably‚ the results for many tests are identical across multiple species‚ which is expected due to the organisms’ evolutionary relatedness
Premium Bacteria Immune system Infection
My journey to the unknown started about three weeks before the end of my microbiology class at Brunswick Community College. This journey started out with a media plate cultured with an unknown species of bacteria. I was then instructed by my professor to use all of my previous knowledge to identify the unknown bacterial pathogen. This lab led me to master my skills of using the Gram stain‚ testing for catalase‚ testing for coagulase and using the oxacillin screen. Now I am going to take you with
Premium Bacteria Microbiology Organism
Effects of Different Antibiotics on Bacteria Because of their small size‚ rapid rate of reproduction‚ and relatively simple structure‚ bacteria are excellent subjects for laboratory studies. This investigation will introduce you to techniques of microbiology that will be of use to you throughout your biological work. Procedure 1. Heat the test tubes of sterile agar medium in the water bath until the agar melts. 2. Remove the test tubes from the water bath. Let them cool enough to hold in your
Premium Bacteria Microbiology Antibiotic resistance