Optimum growth conditions: -the temperature at which a microorganism’s metabolic activities produce the highest growth rate. Minimum growth conditions: -the lowest temperature at which an organism is able to conduct metabolism. Maximum growth conditions: -the highest temperature at which an organism continues to metabolize. Distinguish among mesophiles‚ thermophiles‚ hyperthermophiles‚ psychrophiles‚ psychrotrophs‚ acidophiles‚ alkalophiles‚ neutrophiles‚ barophiles‚ and halophiles
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Microbiology 20 Laboratory Final Exam Guidelines The laboratory exam will be given on Tuesday December 4th (sections 0375 and 3252) or Thursday December 6th (section 3253) and consist of an open book portion given in CMS 105 followed by a practical portion (closed book) to be given in the lab (CMS 002). You will not need a Scantron. For the open book test‚ be sure to bring any resources you may need including your lab manual‚ lab notebook‚ safety guidelines and handouts. For the practical portion
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Microbiology in the News: Fecal Transplants Zimmer’s article on fecal transplants (2016)‚ discusses how the effectiveness of transporting healthy stool to sick individuals has led to a series of unanswered questions and beliefs. For years scientists were unsuccessful in finding a use for this type of treatment. The breakthrough came about during a trial experiment using the procedure to treat a serious bacterial infection; Clostridium difficile. Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that causes
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an individual will be affected by‚ or die from‚ an illness or injury within a stated time or age span. vector - an animate intermediary in the indirect transmission of an agent that carries the agent from a reservoir to a susceptible host. An organism that transmits the infection as a mosquito transmits the malaria protozoans. fomite - a physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to person. A comb infested with one or more head lice would be a fomite or the dust
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Advances in Fish Microbiology and Pathology (FIS 508) Dr. Akinyemi‚ A. A. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management University of Agriculture‚ Abeokuta‚ NIGERIA. Microorganisms • Microorganisms is the existence of every minute living organisms or they are living features that can be seen with the aid of microscope‚ microscope‚ most of them are normally singlecelled while some may exist in multicellular forms. • These microorganism‚ though minute and microscopic‚ are a very powerful
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Nature‚ Science and Moral Autonomy Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified foods (GM foods) have become a highly contested topic in public debate. The controversies are the result of differing views from scientists‚ philosophers‚ economists‚ and even politicians concerning the products of “new biotechnology” in particular with regard to recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology. rDNA technology has allowed scientists to move genes across species’
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been fascinated to know how things work and why or how they happen. That is why microbiology is perfect for me. I like finding out how or why something can happen and I can do that if I go into the field of science. I have been looking into colleges and professions recently and I have become very interested in microbiology. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms. Microbiologists try to understand the organisms and how they interact with their
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Gram Negative Unknown Lab Report Abstract The Unknown Gram Negative bacterium inoculated in a Tryptic Soy broth medium was randomly selected from a group of other unknowns. In order to identify this unknown the seven different types of biochemical tests will be conducted on this unknown bacterium to identify it out of 6 possible bacteria; Escherichia coli(E. coli)‚ Enterobacter aerogenes (E.aerogenes)‚ Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae)‚ Proteus mirabilis(P.miranilis)‚ Pseudomonas aeruginosa(P
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Chapter 5 – Short answer a) Phosphorylation - the addition of phosphate to a chemical compound b) What are the 3 mechanisms of phosphorylation used by organisms? • Substrate level phosphorylation – ATP is generated when a high-energy phosphate is directly transferred from a phosphorylated compound (substrate) to ADP • Oxidative phosphorylation – electrons are transferred from a group of organic compounds to a group of electron carriers (NAD+ and FAD); occurs in inner mitochondrial
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Lab #1 (16th October‚ 2012) Safety in the Microbiology Lab * Clinical specimens received from patients pose a hazard to personnel health because of the infectious agents they may contain. * Spurred by the spread of HIV/AIDS‚ the CDC has recommended safety precautions concerning the handling of patient materials by health care workers. * Universal precaution (or blood and body fluid precaution). * Emphasis on good knowledge and common sense. * Safety is everybody’s business
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