Escherichia coli are harmless and are actually a part of a healthy human intestinal tract but some are pathogenic. It can be transmitted multiple ways; fecal-oral route‚ fecal contamination of water‚ food or fomites‚ poor sanitation and hygiene (General Microbiology Fact Sheet). A person can show signs and symptoms of Escherichia coli which include fever‚ bloody diarrhea‚ may result in hypotension with severe toxemia. The incubation period is 12-72 hours. Knowing the steps and process of finding an unknown
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Kenyatta University Health Unit Authors: Anthony Kebira Nyamache1 and Collins Otieno Ogari1 Collins Ogari1 Email: Collins58@yahoo.com Corresponding author Dr. Anthony Kebira Nyamache akibera2000@yahoo.com or akibera2000@gmail.com 1 Department of Microbiology‚ School of Pure and Applied Sciences‚ Kenyatta University‚ P.O. Box 43844 (00100)‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya. Abstract Background: Shigellosis is a major public health problem and increasing antimicrobial resistance has complicated its treatment. This study
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To The Visa officer‚ Canadian High Commission‚ New Delhi. Sub: Application for my Study Permit Respected Sir/Madam‚ I xxxx completed Bachelors in Pharmacy from Bapatla College of Pharmacy affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University‚ Hyderabad with 79.75% Following this‚ I was involved in research and has been working as an Analyst for Plant pharmaceuticals in Quality Control Department of Alapati Pharma company. I was Kindled with an ambition
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Bacteria can be found everywhere! ‚ also in place it should not be in ‚ so we can use different techniques to reduce the number of bacteria to reach safety stage or to eliminate them completely by different chemical agents and physical methods.and in this experiment we will talk about chemical agent and its affect on bacteria which depends on the concentration ‚type and intensity of agent ‚ the length of exposure to the agent ‚ the number of microorganism present and the material bearing the microorganism
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Enumeration of Bacterial Contamination in Hamburger Meat from Unknown Sources C March 6‚ 2012 The importance of bacterial enumeration has become even more apparent in recent years due to the increasing numbers of harmful bacteria found in meat products. This process is the key to understanding the populations of microorganisms that contaminate the food supply. Much of the bacteria in meat has been shown to be resistant to multiple drugs; so disease-causing microbes
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Throughout his life‚ Louis Pasteur became a world-famous scientist known for his astute role in the pasteurization process and its new discoveries. Not only excelling in fermentation and other bacteria‚ Pasteur helped contribute to saving France’s silk production when he discovered Flacherie‚ the disease plaguing the silkworms in the nation. Striving from his previous discoveries‚ Pasteur’s most successful proposition was when he introduced advancements to The Germ Theory‚ which gave an explanation
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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SOIL USED IN THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL DIARRHOEABYSITUMBEKO LIWELEYA(s213459531)Research Proposal Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BTECHBIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | | FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES | atNelson Mandela Metropolitan University | MODULE- RESEARCH METHODOLOGYDUE DATE- 16th MAY‚ 2013.SUPERVISOR- PROFESSOR N. SMITH | | Contents ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL USED IN THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL DIARRHOEA
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Proteus mirabilis The genus Proteus‚ according to Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology‚ is a group of straight rod Gram negative bacteria around 0.4-0.8 μm in diameter and 1-3 μm in length. In the microscopic test done‚ it was seen that the unknown culture contained rods that are on the shorter side‚ thus was identified as bacteria that appear to be coccobacilli. Because of the presence of peritrichous flagella‚ species included this genus are motile and most strains swarm in periodic cycles
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(Antonie van Leeuwenhoek) Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft‚ Holland on October 24‚ 1632 to Philips Thoniszoon‚ a Dutch tradesman that made baskets‚ and Grietge Jacobs‚ the daughter of a brewer. He is also commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"‚ and considered to be the first microbiologist. They lived in a comfortable home until his father and two of his sisters died when Anthony was just eight years old. Also‚ his mother was left with five young children. Therefore‚ Anthony was sent
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Name of Student: Bal Krishna Maharjan Course: Food Microbiology 17/FA Describe how to isolate and differentiate between molds and yeasts? Answer: Isolation of molds: Isolation of molds can be done in two ways: 1. Direct isolation: Under this different methods can be selected depending upon the nature of molds and need of study. The following are the different direct isolation techniques. a. Direct transfer: Involves simple transfer of a mold from its source to a pure culture‚ usually consists of
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