El Camino College Compton Educational Center Summer 2010 General microbiology lecture part review questions for final exam Adapted by Dr. Eyob Wallano 1. Which is mismatched? A. parasitism – one organism benefits and the other receives no benefit B. competition – one organism gives off substances that inhibit or kill other organisms C. predator – seeks out and ingests live prey D. scavengers – feed on live to dead cells and wastes E. omnivores – feed on plants and flesh 2. The conversion of
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ENC 1101 Tonia Howick October 21‚ 2013 Mad Cow: Fact or Fiction? While Mad Cow disease may seem like an urban legend it‚ in fact‚ is a real disease that infects thousands of cows along with people worldwide. The scientific name given to this disease is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or BSE. BSE is fatal; it degrades the nervous and digestive systems in cows over time. On average‚ 1.5 million of the 12 million cattle in the United Kingdom will be infected with this disease in that span of one
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Prevalence of Zoonotic Diseases (T.B and Brucellosis) in Animals Domesticated in Pishin District Research Report submitted to & For the complete fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) In BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS By AEMAL TAREEN Supervisor Dr. DOST MUHAMMAD BALOCH Faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics‚ BUITEMS‚ Quetta Co-Supervisor PROFESSOR Dr. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN KAKAR Faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics‚ BUITEMS
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Biology notes The search for better health Discuss the difficulties of defining the terms ‘health’ and ‘disease’ - Disease is any condition that impairs normal living processes and is recognised by the presence of specific symptoms - Many diseases are best understood as a disturbance of homeostasis - Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity - ‘Health’ and ‘disease’ are not always easy terms to define - For example‚ someone
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1 Understand the roles and responsibilities in prevention and control of infection A My role is to maintain a high standard of health and hygiene‚ which means regularly washing my uniform‚ regularly washing and keeping my hair clean and tied back‚ keeping my nails short and not wearing false nails or polish. Not wearing rings. Regularly washing my hands the correct way. I must report illness and any skin conditions to my manager and not come into work with diarrhoea and/or vomiting until 48 hours
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few anti-viral drugs available which are active against a limited number of viruses. Pathogenic Fungi can be either moulds or yeasts . For example‚ a mould which causes infections in humans is Trichophtyon rubrum which is one cause of ringworm and it may also infect nails. A common yeast infection is thrush caused by Candida albicans . Protozoa are microscopic organisms‚ but larger than bacteria. Free-living and non- pathogenic protozoa include amoebae and paramecium. Ex
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GERMS For as long as humans have been on this planet‚ the microscopic life forms that we call germs‚ or pathogens‚ have been here too. For all this time they have been multiplying in the soil‚ in the water‚ and in our bodies. They are in the mouth‚ on the skin‚ and even in important organs. But that is not always a bad thing‚ because humans could not live without germs. Some germs‚ or "microbes" help digest food‚ while others produce vitamins. Most of the time‚ people and germs coexist peacefully;
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Egypt. Acad. J. Biolog. Sci.‚ 5(1): 1-9 (2013) Email:egyptianacademic@yahoo.com Received: 20/1/2013 G. Microbiology ISSN: 2090-0872 www.eajbs.eg.net Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi extracts from the medicinal plant Kigelia africana. Al-mahi Idris‚ Ietidal Al-tahir and Eihab Idris* Faculty of Science‚ University of Khartoum. P.O. Box 321‚ Postal Code 11115‚ Khartoum‚ Sudan. *Corresponding author: E-mail: eihabidriss@gmail.com ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify the endophytic
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A Comparative Study of Dalandan and Kamias as Decolorizer in Gram’s Staining Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli An Undergraduate Research Presented to The College of Medical Technology Centro Escolar University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of the Degree Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology By: Aduana‚ Frances Mae D. Barnachea‚ Erika Joy V. Decleto‚ Pearl Yvette P. Lagmay‚ Ira Alexis C. Paris‚ Dublin Justin Patron‚ Chronielle Albert C. Radovan‚ Denzel James C
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Introduction “Nothing is more calming than connecting with God through his nature. His beautiful creations‚ gifts and blessings we should never take for granted but enjoy”- Rachel Sazon Reyes. Many years ago when the production of a lot of materials made by nature had been idealized by many civilizations and immensely brought us the reality that these materials were truly the wonderful gifts from our Almighty God. One of these gifts is the alternative medicines‚ herbal medicines in particular that
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