Gram, Acid Fast and Endospore stains; MacConkey’s, Mannitol Salt, and Blood Agar media as well as the API-20 test strip all provide information to identify microbes. Most of these are procedures taught in introductory microbiology courses, and are useful in…
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Viruses are simple, yet very successful non-living, infectious agents. These efficient parasites make a living commandeering the cells of organisms and turning them into virus factories. A virus undertakes this monumental invasion with very little of its own equipment. So,…
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Viruses are primarily classified by their genetics, the type of nucleic acid that they possess. And nucleic acids show a great deal of variability among viruses. Not only can a viral genome be made of either DNA or RNA, it…
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The world of microbiology is a fascinating universe. There are thousands of different species of life-forms that can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. Even with a microscope, these tiny creatures are so foreign looking that they…
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The world of microbiology is a virtual zoo of very small, mostly single-celled organisms. Since the invention of the microscope, scientists have spent entire careers peering in to the world of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. In order to make sense…
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Bacteria are divided into two groups the Eubacteria and the Archeobacteria. All medically important bacteria are Eubacteria. The first step in classifying members of the Eubacteria is based on their shape cocci are round, bacilli are rod shaped, Vibrios look…
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There are a vast number of species of the unicellular organisms known as bacteria. They can inhabit any habitat on the planet from the soil to radioactive waste, for example, and make up much of the planet’s biomass. Some of…
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There are many different varieties of fish from goldfish to sharks. Fish do have a lot of the same characteristics as people such as eyes, mouth, skeleton, muscles, heart, liver, blood vessels, brain, and kidneys. They also have many things…
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Recent developments in food science range from controversial genetic modifications of plant structure to incredible food preparations to new technologies and tactics for educating the public about food. Education and information are of great important to the average consumer because…
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Evolution, defined as unfolding, change, progression, metamorphosis <www.dictionary.com>, is about what we become in the future as time unfolds. We can only move forward, for the good or the bad only time will tell, but we definitely will not go…
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