Discuss biofilms and their relevance to infectious diseases

Q: Cell wall inhibitors –  (including Penicillins) -   Inhibitors of protein synthesis Injury to plasma…

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Q: During which phase of the growth curve are bacteria most susceptible to antibiotics? Why?

A: Introduction :  Antibiotics are medications used to eradicate or stop the development of pathogenic…

Q: compare the mechanisms of microbial death by dry and moist heat.   give 3 factors that would affect…

A: Sterilization is characterized by any process that removes, eliminates, deactivates or kills all…

Q: List the four cellular agents of bacterium that most antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics…

A: Antibiotics are the secondary metabolites that are secreted by a group of microbes that declines the…

Q: Describe (or draw) the growth of bacteria in the 5 categories of oxygen requirement

A: Bacteria are very small microscopic prokaryotic organisms that are present all around us in the…

Q: Describe the bacterial colonies providing information on shape, color, size, elevation and edge…

A: Nutrient Agar is used for the cultivation of bacteria and for the enumeration of organisms in water,…

Q: Define biofilm and quorum sensing. Explain how quorum sensing is used to direct the activities of a…

A: Biofilms are complex bacterial communities that are adherent to a surface, an interface or to each…

Q: Explain how an enzyme can be useful in treating a bacterialinfection, such as that which occurs with…

A: Enzymes are also known as bio-catalysts because it acts as a catalyst in living beings. Hence, an…

Q: When a child skins their knee and neosporin is applied, this reduces the chances of pathogens…

A: Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens like viruses, bacteria, and fungi. They can be…

Q: Diagram and define the four phases of a bacterial growth curve. Describe in detail what is happening…

A: The bacterial population growth studies required the inoculation of the viable cells into the…

Q: There are different methods to deal with microorganisms’ growth. Whar are the various physical…

A: Microorganisms' growth can be managed through physical, chemical, and biological methods.Chemical…

Q: Explain why antifungal agents are less selectively toxic than antibacterial agents.

A: Antimicrobial agents are natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic chemical substances with the…

Q: Identifying an unknown bacterium is an essential step in the diagnosis and treatment process. Since…

A: An antibiotic is a type of medication used to treat bacterial infections. It works by either killing…

Q: Compare and contrast the four phases of growth in a bacterial growth curve.

A: Microbes or microorganisms are visible under the instrument named microscope. Various organisms like…

Q: Define microbial growth. Outline the effects of temperature, pH, osmotic pressure and oxygen…

A: Microbial growth can be defined as the increase in the cell size of a single micro-organism. It can…

Q: what is plaque essay? what is why this lab is perform? (bact what techniques is used and…

A: To get the remaining sub-parts solved, please repost the complete question and mention the…

Q: Describe the bacterial colonies providing information on shape, color, size, elevation and edge…

A: *morphology of Escherichia coli is identified as rough or a smooth form. *The trough  forms colonies…

Q: Discuss most common Bacterial Reproduction method, define generation time and the concept of…

A: Bacterial division can be divided into two parts-DNA replication and chromosome segregation, and a…

Q: explain how the use of an Eosin methylene blue agar plate can help determine the type of fermenters…

A: Eosin methylene blue agar (EMB) is a selective and differential media.

Q: Describe how microbial populations interact within a living biofilm. Describe the advantages to…

A: Introduction:Complex populations of bacteria known as biofilms attach to surfaces and are enmeshed…

Q: write down 6 things about microbial growth.

A: A microbe is a tiny creature that can be single-celled or consist of a colony of cells. Bacteria,…

Q: Disease Organism Endospore Acid-fast Cell Morphology or Symptoms Treatment bacteria Botulism…

A: Bacteria are the most abundant organisms found almost everywhere o the planet. They are prokaryotic…

Q: The bacterial slime layer is generally made of polysaccharides (called glycocalyx) and might be…

A: Many bacterial cells secrete some extracellular material in the form of a capsule or a slime layer.

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.