Class Notes
... ○ Organisms that obtain energy from light are phototrophs. ○ Organisms that obtain energy from chemicals in their environment are chemotrophs. ○ Organisms that need only an inorganic compound such as CO 2 as a carbon source are autotrophs. ○ Organisms that require at least one organic nutrient—such ...
... ○ Organisms that obtain energy from light are phototrophs. ○ Organisms that obtain energy from chemicals in their environment are chemotrophs. ○ Organisms that need only an inorganic compound such as CO 2 as a carbon source are autotrophs. ○ Organisms that require at least one organic nutrient—such ...
An Investigation of the Sterilization Effect of 385nm UVA-LED
... Figure 1 shows a experimental device which contains eight high power UVA-LEDs (NCSU033A(T); Nichia Corporation, Japan). The sterilizer is installed in water-cooling heat sink to maintain a constant temperature. In this study, DH5α strain (Escherichia coli) was used as indicator bacteria. The bacteri ...
... Figure 1 shows a experimental device which contains eight high power UVA-LEDs (NCSU033A(T); Nichia Corporation, Japan). The sterilizer is installed in water-cooling heat sink to maintain a constant temperature. In this study, DH5α strain (Escherichia coli) was used as indicator bacteria. The bacteri ...
Infectin, TB
... ii. Know pathological features of various bacterial (tuberculosis and syphilis) ...
... ii. Know pathological features of various bacterial (tuberculosis and syphilis) ...
E. coli - Science Media Centre of Canada
... Other pathotypes, such as Enteropathogenic or Enteroinvasive, cause illness with diarrhea as the main symptom, although the exact mechanism of activity can differ. Uropathogenic E. coli causes more than 80 per cent of urinary tract infections, and happens when human fecal matter contaminates the uri ...
... Other pathotypes, such as Enteropathogenic or Enteroinvasive, cause illness with diarrhea as the main symptom, although the exact mechanism of activity can differ. Uropathogenic E. coli causes more than 80 per cent of urinary tract infections, and happens when human fecal matter contaminates the uri ...
Microbiology of acute pyogenic meningitis
... small epidemics in close population. Serotype A has an epidemic potential in subSaharan Africa (meningitis belt). ...
... small epidemics in close population. Serotype A has an epidemic potential in subSaharan Africa (meningitis belt). ...
Bladder Infection (UTI) - University of California, Berkeley
... Bladder infection, also called “UTI” or cystitis is a bacterial infection of the urinary bladder. It occurs when bacteria contaminates the urethral opening (the tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body) and travels upwards into the bladder. Normally, bacteria does not live in the bl ...
... Bladder infection, also called “UTI” or cystitis is a bacterial infection of the urinary bladder. It occurs when bacteria contaminates the urethral opening (the tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body) and travels upwards into the bladder. Normally, bacteria does not live in the bl ...
Reprint - Journal Issues
... hence the high risk of developing diarrhoea. Besides, complementary foods are usually introduced at this stage increase risk of contamination, especially in the developing world like ours where safe water and basic sanitation is lacking (Dewey and Adu-Afarwuah, 2008). The evaluation of the antibioti ...
... hence the high risk of developing diarrhoea. Besides, complementary foods are usually introduced at this stage increase risk of contamination, especially in the developing world like ours where safe water and basic sanitation is lacking (Dewey and Adu-Afarwuah, 2008). The evaluation of the antibioti ...
22 | prokaryotes: bacteria and archaea
... Some organisms have developed strategies that allow them to survive harsh conditions. Prokaryotes thrive in a vast array of environments: Some grow in conditions that would seem very normal to us, whereas others are able to thrive and grow under conditions that would kill a plant or animal. Almost a ...
... Some organisms have developed strategies that allow them to survive harsh conditions. Prokaryotes thrive in a vast array of environments: Some grow in conditions that would seem very normal to us, whereas others are able to thrive and grow under conditions that would kill a plant or animal. Almost a ...
9 Bacterial groups
... Gram negative a erobic rods Rod and coccu s shapes , li ves in soil , water, and and cocci are parasit es of anim als . Lives only in the presence of oxygen. Rickettsias and chlamydias Obli gate intracellula r parasit es. Rickettsia s trans mitt ed by inse cts and ticks. Chlamydias t by human contac ...
... Gram negative a erobic rods Rod and coccu s shapes , li ves in soil , water, and and cocci are parasit es of anim als . Lives only in the presence of oxygen. Rickettsias and chlamydias Obli gate intracellula r parasit es. Rickettsia s trans mitt ed by inse cts and ticks. Chlamydias t by human contac ...
Penicillin - Caangay.com
... Penicillin-G where R = an ethyl pheny group, is the most potent of all penicillin derivatives. It has several shortcomings and is effective only against gram-positive bacteria. It may be broken down in the stomach by gastric acids and is poorly and irregularly absorbed into the blood stream. In addi ...
... Penicillin-G where R = an ethyl pheny group, is the most potent of all penicillin derivatives. It has several shortcomings and is effective only against gram-positive bacteria. It may be broken down in the stomach by gastric acids and is poorly and irregularly absorbed into the blood stream. In addi ...
The emerging physiological roles of the glycerophosphodiesterase
... properties necessary for its application as an antigenically active carrier protein for conjugate vaccines, mainly because it is a surface-exposed membrane lipoprotein [15] that is highly conserved among different H. influenzae strains [16]. Protein D has an enzymatic activity that is similar to the ...
... properties necessary for its application as an antigenically active carrier protein for conjugate vaccines, mainly because it is a surface-exposed membrane lipoprotein [15] that is highly conserved among different H. influenzae strains [16]. Protein D has an enzymatic activity that is similar to the ...
Revised editorial with added reference
... compared to both other groups, a difference that was sustained when cirrhotic viral hepatitis patients were compared to non-cirrhotic viral hepatitis patients. Levels of sCD14 significantly correlated with hBD-1 in the hepatic venous blood of cirrhotic patients resulting in a Spearman R of 0.6 (p=0. ...
... compared to both other groups, a difference that was sustained when cirrhotic viral hepatitis patients were compared to non-cirrhotic viral hepatitis patients. Levels of sCD14 significantly correlated with hBD-1 in the hepatic venous blood of cirrhotic patients resulting in a Spearman R of 0.6 (p=0. ...
researchers: microwave oven can sterilize sponges,scrub pads
... completely wet. Two minutes of microwaving is sufficient for most sterilization. Sponges should also have no metallic content. Last, people should be careful when removing the sponge from the microwave as it will be hot. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Microwave ovens may be good for more than just zapping the ...
... completely wet. Two minutes of microwaving is sufficient for most sterilization. Sponges should also have no metallic content. Last, people should be careful when removing the sponge from the microwave as it will be hot. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Microwave ovens may be good for more than just zapping the ...
Advances in microbial processes of ammonium and nitrate
... a novel archaeal phylum. Our research findings provided strong evidence that AOA play a more important role than AOB in autotrophic ammonia oxidation in acid soils. The discovery of anammox process and related bacteria in the early 1990s offered new insight into the mechanism of anaerobic ammonia ox ...
... a novel archaeal phylum. Our research findings provided strong evidence that AOA play a more important role than AOB in autotrophic ammonia oxidation in acid soils. The discovery of anammox process and related bacteria in the early 1990s offered new insight into the mechanism of anaerobic ammonia ox ...
ALTERNATIVE CLEAN
... Rhodococcus, and Mycobacterium – Shown to degrade pesticides and hydrocarbons; alkanes and polyaromatics – May be able to use the contaminant as sole source of carbon and energy. Methanotrophs: – Aerobic bacteria that utilize methane for carbon and energy – Methane monooxygenase has a broad substrat ...
... Rhodococcus, and Mycobacterium – Shown to degrade pesticides and hydrocarbons; alkanes and polyaromatics – May be able to use the contaminant as sole source of carbon and energy. Methanotrophs: – Aerobic bacteria that utilize methane for carbon and energy – Methane monooxygenase has a broad substrat ...
Bacteriology Mycology
... Total fecal fats are within the reference range. The total fecal fat is calculated as the sum of fecal triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol and long chain fatty acids. Beneficial (Total) short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are acetate, propionate and n-butyrate. They are the end products of anaerob ...
... Total fecal fats are within the reference range. The total fecal fat is calculated as the sum of fecal triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol and long chain fatty acids. Beneficial (Total) short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are acetate, propionate and n-butyrate. They are the end products of anaerob ...
infection and transmission-2016
... world. Treatment of exotoxins with formaldehyde yields toxoids that are nontoxic but retain the ability to induce antibodies (antitoxins). They exhibit specific tissue affinities and pharmacological activities, each toxin producing a typical effect which can be made out by characteristic clinical ma ...
... world. Treatment of exotoxins with formaldehyde yields toxoids that are nontoxic but retain the ability to induce antibodies (antitoxins). They exhibit specific tissue affinities and pharmacological activities, each toxin producing a typical effect which can be made out by characteristic clinical ma ...
3. non invasive bacterial enteritis
... o Vibrios reach the epithelia of the small intestine by flagella & mucinase enzyme that hydrolyses the mucus. o Adhere to the epithelia of the intestinal tract by type 1 common pili (colonization factor antigen Cfa). o Vibrios stick to each other and establish colonization (micro-colonies) by toxin- ...
... o Vibrios reach the epithelia of the small intestine by flagella & mucinase enzyme that hydrolyses the mucus. o Adhere to the epithelia of the intestinal tract by type 1 common pili (colonization factor antigen Cfa). o Vibrios stick to each other and establish colonization (micro-colonies) by toxin- ...
Chapter 35
... • Biofilm growth is physiologically different from planktonic growth – may cause chronic infection – increases virulence – become less sensitive to antibiotics – make cells in biofilm more resistant to host defense (“frustrates” phagocytes) ...
... • Biofilm growth is physiologically different from planktonic growth – may cause chronic infection – increases virulence – become less sensitive to antibiotics – make cells in biofilm more resistant to host defense (“frustrates” phagocytes) ...
Document
... The Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity Narrow spectrum (limited spectrum) Antimicrobials effective against a (limited spectrum) of microbial types A drug effective on G+ or G- bacteria Broad spectrum (extended spectrum) Antimicrobials effective against a (extended spectrum) wide variety of mi ...
... The Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity Narrow spectrum (limited spectrum) Antimicrobials effective against a (limited spectrum) of microbial types A drug effective on G+ or G- bacteria Broad spectrum (extended spectrum) Antimicrobials effective against a (extended spectrum) wide variety of mi ...
ROEE AMIT DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD
... Kinetic hopping model can explain this behavior. ...
... Kinetic hopping model can explain this behavior. ...
Current View - HCC Learning Web
... – Pleomorphic aerobes and facultative anaerobes – Produces metachromatic granules – Mycobacterium – Aerobic rods that sometimes form filaments – Slow growth partly due to mycolic acid in its cell walls – Actinomycetes – Form branching filaments resembling fungi – Important genera include Actinomyces ...
... – Pleomorphic aerobes and facultative anaerobes – Produces metachromatic granules – Mycobacterium – Aerobic rods that sometimes form filaments – Slow growth partly due to mycolic acid in its cell walls – Actinomycetes – Form branching filaments resembling fungi – Important genera include Actinomyces ...
Preparing Unknown Cultures: Morphological Characteristics
... Gram positive bacteria retain the purple color after application of the decolorizing agent (ethyl alcohol) primarily because of the many peptidoglycan layers in the cell wall. Once the Gram's iodine and the crystal violet combine, they cannot be removed easily from the peptidoglycan in the cell wall ...
... Gram positive bacteria retain the purple color after application of the decolorizing agent (ethyl alcohol) primarily because of the many peptidoglycan layers in the cell wall. Once the Gram's iodine and the crystal violet combine, they cannot be removed easily from the peptidoglycan in the cell wall ...
Tooth Decay Process
... Although many people believe that the terms “tooth decay” and “cavity” are synonymous, they are not. Tooth decay (also known as dental caries) originates when bacteria produce acid that destroys the surfac ...
... Although many people believe that the terms “tooth decay” and “cavity” are synonymous, they are not. Tooth decay (also known as dental caries) originates when bacteria produce acid that destroys the surfac ...