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    Microbiology inquiries are posed.

    1.Why are immunocompromised hosts most likely to get eye infections caused by fungi? 2. What is the importance of running controls along with the experiments? 3. Compare and contrast the microbial destruction ability of moist vs. dry heat. Using Principle of destruction, procedure for destruction, thermal death time, appar

    What adaptive advantages does a fermentative metabolism give

    What adaptive advantages does a fermentative metabolism confer on a microbe? Many commercially available products can be produced during the fermentation process. Name a fermentation product with commercial use and describe the process necessary to arrive at this specific product (how is it produced?).

    Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions

    Please help with the following microbiology multiple choice problems. 1. Which of the following provides taxonomic information that includes the others? a. Nucleic acid hybridization b. Nucleic acid-base composition c. Amino acid sequencing d. Biochemical test e. Numerical identification 2. Which of the following

    Overview of abiogenesis

    What does abiogenesis refer to and who finally settled the spontaneous generation debate? List the roles of each of the following individuals in the development of microbiology: Koch, Pasteur, Lister, van Leeuwenhoek, Redi, Tyndall What is the major criterion for placing bacteria into groups? Which bacteria characteris

    Compare and contrast two microorganisms - the virus and bacteria - graduate level

    Compare and contrast two microorganisms- the virus and bacteria - in terms of the following processes. I need to state what is different and the same. Simply making side by side lists for the organisms without statements is not what I am trying to accomplish. a. Describe the basic chemical, molecular, and/or cellular mechan

    Genetics, Microbiology, and Cell Biology

    Please help me understand the attached questions. I've placed them here, but you should open up the attachment to see them formatted better. _________________________________________________ Multiple Choices: 1 point each (36 points total). Choose the single best answer for each of the following questions: 1. The accomplishme

    Prokaryotic and Eukaroytic Cells

    Bacterial cells are prokaryotic. Choose two structures of bacterial cells and explain how these structures allow bacteria to function as unicellular organisms. There are many examples of eukaryotic cells. Algae, Fungi, Plants, and Animals are all composed of eukaryotic cells. Some algae and fungi are unicellular organisms, b

    Prokaryotes vs. Eurkaryotes, Sims. and Differences

    Please help crafting a short story about the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes: At least 2 differences. Provide the differences in a story form (about a paragraph or two) to read to children that are 12 years old so they can clearly understand. Maybe with characters or something?

    Cell Types and Natural Selection

    1. What are prokaryotes and eukaryotes? List three (3) ways prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes. 2. Natural selection is essentially a two-step process, what are the two steps? Ideas and research are included.

    ATP yield per glucose in eukaryotic vs prokaryotic cells

    Please help with the following problem. The maximum yield of ATP per molecule of glucose in eukaryotic cells varies from 36 to 38 ATP. In prokaryotic cells, the maximum yield is 38 ATP. Explain why the maximum yield in eukaryotes varies, and why this is not an issue in prokaryotic cells

    Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

    Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells share many similar features, developed and fine-tuned through years of evolution. Interestingly, the majority of prokaryotic cells exist as simple unicellular organisms, and only on rare occasions can grow together in colonies or demonstrate any type of intercellular communication. Eukaryotic cel

    Sugar and Salt for Cholera

    Why does a solution of sugar and salt needed to be administered for a person that has cholera? Why can't a person just drink a solution of just salt or just sugar?

    Microbiology Study Questions

    51. Explain how capsules and cell wall components contribute to pathogenicity. 52. Discuss the causes of symptoms in fungal, protozoan, helminthic, and algal diseases. 53. Name the microbes that produce most of the antibiotics. 54. Identify five modes of action of antimicrobial drugs. 55. Describe inh

    Microbiology Study Questions

    21. Explain the purpose of Bergey's Manual and differentiate the types. 22. Describe how staining and biochemical tests are used to identify bacteria. 23. Differentiate between Western blotting and Southern blotting. 24. Explain how serological tests and phage typing can be used to identify an unknown organ

    Microbiology Study Questions

    11. Define restriction enzymes, and outline how they are used to make recombinant DNA. 12. Outline the PCR process and provide an example of its use. 13. Describe five ways of getting DNA into a cell. 14. Describe how a gene library is made. 15. Differentiate between cDNA and synthetic DNA. 16.

    Study Guide Questions

    1. Describe the use of a DNA probe and PCR for: 1. Rapid identification of an unknown bacterium. 2. Determining which of a group of bacterium are most closely related. 2. After contact with a patient's spinal fluid, a lab technician developed fever, nausea, and purple lesions on her neck and extremities. A throat culture

    Reconstructing a Tn10 phage element

    When phage λ is grown on a Tn10-containing E. coli host, rare phage that transduce tetracycline-resistance can be isolated. You isolate DNA from λ and from λ-tet and cut each with EcoRI and BamHI and see the following sized fragments on an agarose gel: Tn10 is 9kb long, with one EcoRI site 3.5kb from its left end (and the

    Food Microbiology

    1.Herschley-Bulkley Model Please describe in detail this model indicating the meaning of each parameter and their range. Please list and describe alternative THREE PARAMETER Models. 2.Creep Test Please describe in detail this test and explain why is so useful in characterizing viscoelasticity. 3.Relaxation test

    Microbiology Questions

    8. The virulence of an organism may be enhanced by all the following except a. Its ability to produce exotoxins. b. Its ability to overcome body defense. c. Its ability to spread through the tissues. d. Its ability to grow on artificial laboratory media. 15. A scientist who studies the pattern of disease in a commun

    Microbiology Questions

    Please review the 5 questions for correctness. There were a couple that I was unable to answer. 5. Cyst formation by certain protozoa permits a. Survival in the arthropod vector. b. Enhanced reproduction by the protozoan. c. Passage through the stomach acid. d. Using carbon dioxide as an energy source. 16. An amoeb

    Microbiology Questions

    Please confirm correctness of the attached 8 questions. 1. Yeasts produce mainly by a. Conidia b. Budding c. Sporangia d. Basidia 13. The retrovirus that leads to AIDS a. Has no enveople b. Contains RNA in its genome. c. Uses reverse transcriptase to convert DNA to RNA. d. Multiplies only within the brain cell