Foundations in Microbiology
... • Antibiotics are common metabolic products of aerobic bacteria and fungi – Bacteria in genera Streptomyces and Bacillus – Molds in genera Penicillium and Cephalosporium • By inhibiting the other microbes in the same habitat, antibiotic producers have less competition for nutrients and space ...
... • Antibiotics are common metabolic products of aerobic bacteria and fungi – Bacteria in genera Streptomyces and Bacillus – Molds in genera Penicillium and Cephalosporium • By inhibiting the other microbes in the same habitat, antibiotic producers have less competition for nutrients and space ...
Introduction to Bacteria
... USDA NIFSI Food Safety in the Classroom© University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2006 ...
... USDA NIFSI Food Safety in the Classroom© University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2006 ...
Host-parasite relationship Pathogenictiy and virulence
... passively through wounds (damaged tissue integrity) actively (enzymes) multiplication/replication in tissues → pathogenic effects → disease ...
... passively through wounds (damaged tissue integrity) actively (enzymes) multiplication/replication in tissues → pathogenic effects → disease ...
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA: SUPPLEMENTARY METHODS: DNA
... Maximum likelihood trees of L. drancourtii and P. acanthamoebae orthologous proteins and their 20 best blast hits, restricted to one representative per genus, where Chlamydiales or Legionellales representatives are directy related to other intracellular bacteria such as Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Orien ...
... Maximum likelihood trees of L. drancourtii and P. acanthamoebae orthologous proteins and their 20 best blast hits, restricted to one representative per genus, where Chlamydiales or Legionellales representatives are directy related to other intracellular bacteria such as Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Orien ...
Diagnostic Medical Microbiology & Clinical Correlation
... 3’ or 5’ direction. The specificity is provided by primers that recognise a pair of unique sites on the chromosome so that the DNA between them can be replicated. ► PCR can also be performed on RNA targets, which is called reverse transcriptase PCR. The rev transcriptase is use to transcribe RNA int ...
... 3’ or 5’ direction. The specificity is provided by primers that recognise a pair of unique sites on the chromosome so that the DNA between them can be replicated. ► PCR can also be performed on RNA targets, which is called reverse transcriptase PCR. The rev transcriptase is use to transcribe RNA int ...
Chapter 10 - Lesson 5 Infectious Diseases: Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems
... Infectious Diseases: Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems Questions 1. Describe the following abnormal conditions: ...
... Infectious Diseases: Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems Questions 1. Describe the following abnormal conditions: ...
(b) Photosynthetic prokaryote
... 2. What do you know about bacterial structure, function & reproduction? - 3 shapes: round (cocci), rod (bacilli) & helical (spirilla & spirochetes) - 1 – 5 µm dia. (eukaryotic cells 10 – 100 µm dia.) - Cell wall outside plasma membrane w/ peptidoglycan (not archae) - Gram (+) – lots of peptidoglycan ...
... 2. What do you know about bacterial structure, function & reproduction? - 3 shapes: round (cocci), rod (bacilli) & helical (spirilla & spirochetes) - 1 – 5 µm dia. (eukaryotic cells 10 – 100 µm dia.) - Cell wall outside plasma membrane w/ peptidoglycan (not archae) - Gram (+) – lots of peptidoglycan ...
Streptococci
... Requires choline for growth. Catalase negative (like other streptococci). C-carbohydrate present but not used for Lancefield grouping. Colonises oropharynx but can produce infection. Virulence factors 1. Capsule: Very Important. Anti-phagocytic in absence of type specific antibodies. More th ...
... Requires choline for growth. Catalase negative (like other streptococci). C-carbohydrate present but not used for Lancefield grouping. Colonises oropharynx but can produce infection. Virulence factors 1. Capsule: Very Important. Anti-phagocytic in absence of type specific antibodies. More th ...
um-bv-hacek-legionella
... • L. pneumophila causes most of human disease – 16 distinct serogroups – Most disease due to serogroup 1 (SG1) - ~60% ...
... • L. pneumophila causes most of human disease – 16 distinct serogroups – Most disease due to serogroup 1 (SG1) - ~60% ...
Amoxicillin - Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
... wasted. Penicillin is also a short-acting medication, with half of the amount circulating being removed from the body every half hour. Not all bacteria have the type of cell wall which is susceptible to destruction by penicillin. (Bacteria are classified as Gram negative or Gram positive, depending ...
... wasted. Penicillin is also a short-acting medication, with half of the amount circulating being removed from the body every half hour. Not all bacteria have the type of cell wall which is susceptible to destruction by penicillin. (Bacteria are classified as Gram negative or Gram positive, depending ...
Glossary Appendix A List of acronyms
... parameter to x an interval of the growth curve standard deviation coordinates of a spatial cell increase in bacterial biomass parameter of Equation 2.2 vector that describes a bacterium concentration of substance s mean distance between neighbouring cells maximum movement radius diusion coe cient ...
... parameter to x an interval of the growth curve standard deviation coordinates of a spatial cell increase in bacterial biomass parameter of Equation 2.2 vector that describes a bacterium concentration of substance s mean distance between neighbouring cells maximum movement radius diusion coe cient ...
Organisms and Pathogens Quiz by Laura King, MA, ELS
... alone, sometimes following the binomial species name. These additional designations are not italicized. Strains are sometimes designated by the abbreviation of a culture collection repository and number. Such abbreviations need not be expanded when used in strain names only, but should be otherwise ...
... alone, sometimes following the binomial species name. These additional designations are not italicized. Strains are sometimes designated by the abbreviation of a culture collection repository and number. Such abbreviations need not be expanded when used in strain names only, but should be otherwise ...
Gram (-) Bacteria: Neisseria, Enterobacteriaceae, etc.
... and identify organism b. nasopharyngeal swab, grow on medium cont’g penicillin • Rx – antibiotics • Prev – immunity after convalescence; DPT vaccine ...
... and identify organism b. nasopharyngeal swab, grow on medium cont’g penicillin • Rx – antibiotics • Prev – immunity after convalescence; DPT vaccine ...
Spring 2011 Large Animal Veterinary Science Midterm Name (print
... 58. Why is an antiserum or an antitoxin not considered a true vaccine? a. It does not create active immunity b. It does not create passive immunity c. It does not create any kind of immunity d. It does not come from a living source 59. An adjuvant is a substance that always… a. Inactivates a vaccine ...
... 58. Why is an antiserum or an antitoxin not considered a true vaccine? a. It does not create active immunity b. It does not create passive immunity c. It does not create any kind of immunity d. It does not come from a living source 59. An adjuvant is a substance that always… a. Inactivates a vaccine ...
Bacteria and Viruses - Archbishop Ryan High School
... • There are microorganisms of many different sizes and shapes, even in a single drop of pond water • The smallest and most common microorganisms are prokaryotes—unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus • For many years, most prokaryotes were called “bacteria” • The word bacteria is so familiar that ...
... • There are microorganisms of many different sizes and shapes, even in a single drop of pond water • The smallest and most common microorganisms are prokaryotes—unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus • For many years, most prokaryotes were called “bacteria” • The word bacteria is so familiar that ...
Chemotherapy
... the colon. Antibiotic-sensitive bacteria are suppressed or killed, thereby removing their inhibitory effects on potentially pathogenic organisms. Overgrowth of pathogenic microbes can then occur. For example, Clostridium difficile is resistant to Clindamycin. Use of such an antibiotic permits the p ...
... the colon. Antibiotic-sensitive bacteria are suppressed or killed, thereby removing their inhibitory effects on potentially pathogenic organisms. Overgrowth of pathogenic microbes can then occur. For example, Clostridium difficile is resistant to Clindamycin. Use of such an antibiotic permits the p ...
Taxonomically Significant Colour Changes in
... amongst the 93 bacteria tested. Concurrently a numerical taxonomic survey was being conducted on 233 coryneform and related bacteria including the 93 strains used here (D. Jones and J. Watkins, unpublished). The results of the taxonomic work showed a close relationship (85 "/o similarity) between th ...
... amongst the 93 bacteria tested. Concurrently a numerical taxonomic survey was being conducted on 233 coryneform and related bacteria including the 93 strains used here (D. Jones and J. Watkins, unpublished). The results of the taxonomic work showed a close relationship (85 "/o similarity) between th ...
PROKARYOTES: BACTERIA AND ACHEAEA
... Cell-Surface Structures • An important feature of nearly all prokaryotic cells is their cell wall, which maintains cell shape, protects the cell, and prevents it from bursting in a hypotonic environment • Eukaryote cell walls are made of cellulose or chitin • Bacterial cell walls contain peptidogly ...
... Cell-Surface Structures • An important feature of nearly all prokaryotic cells is their cell wall, which maintains cell shape, protects the cell, and prevents it from bursting in a hypotonic environment • Eukaryote cell walls are made of cellulose or chitin • Bacterial cell walls contain peptidogly ...
Organisms
... in the same habitat and interact with each other. Every population is part of a community. The most obvious difference between communities is the types of species they have. Land communities are often dominated by a few species of plants. These plants then determine what other organisms can li ...
... in the same habitat and interact with each other. Every population is part of a community. The most obvious difference between communities is the types of species they have. Land communities are often dominated by a few species of plants. These plants then determine what other organisms can li ...
chapter outline - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... existing peptidoglycan opening a place for expansion; penicillin binding proteins are important to creating peptide crosslinks 4. The pattern by which peptidoglycan units are added to the cell wall and the placement of cytoskeletal elements determine the ultimate shape of the cell III. Influences of ...
... existing peptidoglycan opening a place for expansion; penicillin binding proteins are important to creating peptide crosslinks 4. The pattern by which peptidoglycan units are added to the cell wall and the placement of cytoskeletal elements determine the ultimate shape of the cell III. Influences of ...
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... exploitation of plants and are adapted to induce necroses, rots, wilts, galls or tumours in plants in the field. Other bacteria associated with plants cause disease only under unusual circumstances and then show only a ‘weak’ non-specific disease reaction in plants. However, without an understanding ...
... exploitation of plants and are adapted to induce necroses, rots, wilts, galls or tumours in plants in the field. Other bacteria associated with plants cause disease only under unusual circumstances and then show only a ‘weak’ non-specific disease reaction in plants. However, without an understanding ...
here - Alexander Petroff
... including photosynthesis, one must recognize and interpret microbial fossils. This goal is challenging because many of the oldest putative fossils are only identified as biotic by a peculiar shape. One particularly enigmatic class of fossils are millimeter to meter scale laminated structures called ...
... including photosynthesis, one must recognize and interpret microbial fossils. This goal is challenging because many of the oldest putative fossils are only identified as biotic by a peculiar shape. One particularly enigmatic class of fossils are millimeter to meter scale laminated structures called ...