Kenny Vo Microbiology Dr. Arora 10 December 2012 Flesh Eating Bacteria Necrotizing Fasciitis is a rare bacterial disease that causes the rapid decay of the fascia. The human body is said to be compose of approximately a hundred trillion cells‚ connective tissue contributes to about forty five percent of the total cell weight. It was nicknamed the flesh eating bacteria because the victims injuries would have a rotting appearance. What are the pathogens that cause this disease? Necrotizing
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species of bacteria look similar under the microscope and also have the same staining results (ex. Gram stain). To be able to differentiate between the different species‚ one can look at the metabolic differences (fermentation)‚ as well as the environmental condition differences (temperature‚ pH‚ oxygen requirements). Being able to manipulate these conditions in a controlled environment can help to correctly identify the exact bacteria. Different media can be used to culture and identify bacteria. Some
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· Taxonomy ○ Science of classification ○ Provides an orderly basis for the naming of organisms and for placing organisms into a category (taxon) ○ Makes use of and makes sense of the fundamental concepts of unity and diversity among living things ○ Basic principle is that members of higher-levels groups share fewer characteristics than those in lower-level groups * Escherichia coli - rod shape and have a Gram-negative cell wall * Even members of the same species display variations
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Abstract: Bacteria consists of a large domain of prokaryotic microorganism in which can fight of antibiotics allowing the bacteria to become antibiotic resistant. In this lab report‚ we discover the most effective disinfectant that would work best in killing the harmful bacterial strain‚ Bacillus subtilis. KB testing or disc diffusion antibiotic sensitivity testing is measured through the diameter in millimeters to find how resistant the antibiotic to the bacteria. The hypothesis of Windex fell correctly
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some people see bacteria as something that is harmful and that causes nothing but illness and infections. Bacteria can actually be helpful as well. It can provide vitamins to your body‚ help digestion‚ destroy bad organisms‚ help make medicines and also help out with the environment. In this research paper‚ it will describe two bacteria that are helpful and sometimes harmful to humans and the environment‚ which are E. coli and Lactobacillus Acidophilus. E. coli E. coli is the bacteria that live in
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blue onto the smear for 30 second‚ rinsed with water‚ blotted dry and observed the slide using oil immersion. Gram Stain For comparison purpose‚ I used two bacteria for this experiment. They are E. coli‚ a gram negative bacteria and Staphylococcus‚ a gram positive bacteria. I prepared a heat fixed smear of both bacteria. First‚ I used crystal violet as my primary stain‚ put few drops of it on the smear and let it sit for 30 seconds.
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of disease Pilus- protein structures on the surface of some bacteria Halophile- Salt loving Achaea that live in environments with very high salt concentration Prokaryote- single celled organisms‚ lack membrane bound nucleus Zoonosis- A disease that can be passed down from animals to humans Endospore- When Gram positive bacteria can form a thick coated‚ resistant structure Compare and contrast Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Gram negative- Dyes red its more complicated and has less
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resistance occurs when an antibiotic is no longer effective against a particular bacteria‚ making that organism resistant to the effects of the antibiotic. Bacteria become resistant due to selective pressure. Those organisms which resist the antibiotic‚ and do not die from it ’s effects have a greater chance of survival within the host‚ therefore allowing them to reproduce and spread it ’s resistance to other bacteria. while the ones susceptible to the antibiotics die. This can be caused by unnecessary
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Abstract Some bacteria are able to go through transformation making new combinations of genes. Transformation is a way of gene variability in bacteria. This experiment is based on the transformation mechanism of bacteria and gene regulation. The bacteria used for the experiment was Escherichia coli and the genes introduces for the transformation were: gfp and bla by a pGLO™ plasmid. After the insertion of the target genes and growing the bacteria on specialized LB media‚ it could be seen that the
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Having the ability to collect and identify unknown microorganisms is vital in health and medicine. This capability is important for a variety of reasons‚ such as knowing the causative agent of disease‚ knowing if the microorganism obtains any beneficial properties and knowing the correct microorganism to use to create a successful antibiotic. Implementing the experimental methods learned thus far in the microbiology laboratory allowed an unknown bacterium to be identified as a result of this study
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