Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Hospitals. Introduction Antibiotic resistant bacteria are bacteria who can survive after exposure to one or more antibiotics. Some bacteria present today can even be resistant to multiple antibiotics and these are sometimes referred to by the name Multidrug resistant (MDR). Today many clinically important bacteria are MDR’s and this is a direct result of past decades of antimicrobial use and misuse. If an infection results from this sort of resistant bacteria a stronger antibiotic
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Similarities and Differences Bacteria and archaea both share the fact that they are single-celled prokaryotic microorganisms that lack membrane enclosed nuclei. It has been discovered that the two typically can be found to have the same size and shape as one another. “They are both found occurring as rods‚ cocci‚ spirals‚ plates‚ coiled etc.” ("Archaea vs. Bacteria‚" n.d.). Both organisms use the flagella to swim and also reproduce by means of binary fission. On the surface these similarities can
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BETWEEN PLASMID AND CHROMOSOMAL DNA IN BACTERIA. Eukaryotes have two or more chromosomes‚ prokaryotes such as bacteria possess a single chromosome composed of double-stranded DNA in a loop. DNA is located in the nucleoid of the cell and is not associated with protein A plasmid is an extra-chromosomal DNA molecule separate from the chromosomal DNA which is capable of replicating independently of the chromosomal DNA. Plasmids usually occur naturally in bacteria. A chromosome is an organized
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STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI. BY ETTA‚ Hannah Edim‚ ELOMA‚ Nnanke‚ OKON‚ Essien Archibong and OFFOR‚ Ubana BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT‚ CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ‚ CALABAR‚ CROSS RIVER STATE‚ NIGERIA. Abstract Objectives: Entero-pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus (EPSA) and Escherica coli (EPEC) were treated with a methanol extract of Phyllanthus amarus‚ in vitro‚ to investigate the possible effects of the herb on these organisms. Zones of Inhibition (ZI) of the extract on EPSA and
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that a few of the slides he’d been working on had been contaminated by fungus. Upon noting that the staphylococcus colonize bordering the fungus had died he began asking more questions. Namely what was it about the fungus that caused it to kill the bacteria? Through more research he was able to single out a substance that the fungus was producing as the result of its biological processes. He called this substance “mould juice” for
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findings: My hypothesis was that garlic decreases the growth of bacteria substantially‚ which my experiment and results have proven to be correct. In order to prove my hypothesis correct‚ I carried out an experiment where I grew bacteria on 14 different agar plates and placed garlic on seven of the agar plates and then had no garlic present in the other seven agar plates. All 14 agar plates were kept under the same conditions while the bacteria colony was growing in order to ensure that all factors were
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Identify the differences between bacteria viruses‚ Fungi and Parasites. Viruses are pieces of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein that replicate only within the cells of living hosts. Bacteria are one-cell microorganisms with a simple cellular organization whose nucleus lacks a membrane. Parasites may be protozoa‚ yeasts‚ or multicellular organisms such as fungi or worms that live in or on a host to obtain nourishment without providing any benefit to the host. Fungi
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Session #1 Lab 1 OBSERVING BACTERIA AND BLOOD D Haynes BIO-218A Microbiology Lab Friday‚ January 17‚ 5:00pm Objective(s): Our objective is to gain knowledge of the functions and operations of the microscope through observation of bacteria and blood slides that are available for this assignment. We are also learning to “see” and observe various bacteria and their shapes as well as live yogurt cultures‚ blood‚ plaque and cheek swab samples and their arrangements. We
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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
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Unknown Bacteria Lab Report Introduction The purpose to this lab was to identify an unknown bacteria from a mixed culture provided to us by our instructor. This study was done by applying all of the methods that have been instructed on thus far in microbiology laboratory class. Each test performed‚ provided us with some key information about the unknown organism in question and how the bacteria function. Over a two week period‚ eight prepared types of test media were provided to identify
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