Presence of nitrogen fixing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the gut of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) (p3297) A Review by: Mark Edge (Faith & Jaelen Love You) Because the Formosan termite is an economically important pest. Researchers are concentrating efforts on understanding the details of their physiology. Before the late 80’s early 90’s not much physiological research was concentrated toward any one species of termite outside of general physical characteristic‚ anatomy
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nosocomial infections by practicing good hygiene and appropriate cleansing of surgical incisions and burns (2). In conclusion‚ it was found that the gram positive bacterium was indeed Staphylococcus aureus and the gram negative bacterium was Klebsiella pneumoniae. One problem that was difficult to overcome was maintaining sterile technique while inoculating both agar plates and test tubes. The isolation was difficult to do because two attempts were
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ANTI-INFECTIVES Anti-infective agents are drugs that are designed to act selectively on foreign organisms that have invaded and infected the body of a human host. Ideally‚ these drugs would be toxic to the infecting organisms only and would have no effect on the host (or human) cells. OVERVIEW • Antimicrobial therapy (often termed “antibiotic therapy”) is the use of medications to treat infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi. • Antimicrobial must use selective toxicity to kill
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syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon but serious systemic infection which can occur in males and females of all ages. Symptoms include fever‚ hypotension and desquamation of the skin. The two main micro-organisms that cause TSS are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. TSS is associated with the use of highly absorbent tampons but can also arise from Staphylococcus aureus infection at non-genital areas (for example wounds).[4] "From a UK population of around 60 million there were about 40 cases reported
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Thus‚ identification of microbes is a process of elimination based on logic and carefully-performed tests to determine the capabilities of the unknown microbe. The pieces of evidence used in the microbiology lab are your observations of the shape‚ morphology‚ Gram reaction‚ and the results from biochemical tests performed using a pure culture of an unknown organism. Results are compared to tables of known results for all bacteria with similar shape‚ morphology and Gram reaction to see where similarities
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Bacterial Diseases of Fish by Robert B. Moeller Jr.‚ DVM California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System University of California Aeromonas hydrophila (Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia) 1. Gram negative motile rods 2. Effects many freshwater species and usually is associated with stress and overcrowding. 3. The clinical signs and lesions are variable. The most common finding is hemorrhage in skin‚ fins‚ oral cavity and muscles with superficial ulceration of the
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! ! Isabelle R. Sackett Biology Semester 2 Bill Newton December 10‚ 2013 ! ! ! ! The Next Epidemic Superbugs and the Future of Medication Cutbacks ! ! ! In the past‚ there have been many pandemics to attack the world‚ from the Spanish Influenza to H1N1. All were devastating in their own way but today‚ modern technology has created ways around diseases. Medications and vaccinations seem to be able to cure or prevent almost anything‚ but is this weakening
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to identify and inform of an unknown bacteria that has been causing a patient to have lower abdominal and pelvic pain. To obtain the identification of this unknown bacterium‚ several biochemical tests needed to be performed in order to prescribe the correct medication to treat and cure the symptoms. Introduction In a lab today‚ I am to identify an unknown bacterium that is causing a patient lower abdominal pain. There are six different organisms that the unknown bacteria could be. They are Eschericha
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram negative bacilli ‚ non-motile and capsulated . It appears as a mucoid in MacConkey agar it’s ferment lactose. According to biochemical tests the klebsiella gave negative result for oxidase‚ indole‚ methyl red‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ phenylalanine‚ gelatin hydrolysis‚ DNase and lipase. On other hand klebsiella gave positive result for citrate‚ urease hydrolysis‚ lysine decarboxalyze‚ acid form lactose‚ acid form glucose‚ acid form sucrose‚ acid form maltose‚ acid form mannitol
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Patient: An Emergency Department Triage Protocol Preventing Nosocomial Pneumonia I. Background/Rationale Pneumonia is a respiratory disease that causes an inflammation of the lung parenchyma commonly caused by microbial agents such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. The disease is acquired through inhalation of the microorganism in respiratory droplets‚ as well as aspiration of secretions in the upper gastrointestinal tract that contains bacteria capable of causing pneumonia
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