Identify the causative agent of staphylococcal food poisoning and explain the method for transmission of the bacteria to food sources. Describe the characteristics of the staphylococcal toxin.

Q: List the most clinically significant pathogens in the genus Staphylococcus,and identify the species…

A: Staphylococci are Gram-positive cocci ranging with a diameter between 0.5 – 1.0 μm and tend to grow…

Q: Explain the pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes. Be sure to include temperature regulation,…

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Q: What are the possible sources of Salmonella spp.that cause food infections?

A: The food poisoning caused by the species of this bacterium leads to a very serious form of…

Q: Which coliform bacteria are the most difficult to distinguish from the Salmonella or Shigella…

A: In humans, Shigella and Salmonella are microorganisms that cause gastroenteritis. Salmonella is the…

Q: explain why and how klebsella can be the cause of pyogenic liver abcess

A: A fluid-filled fluid pocket called a pyrogenic hepatic abscess exists inside the liver. Pyogenic…

Q: Why is the cause of death similar in tetanus and botulism?

A: Step 1 Botulism and tetanus both are acute neurological diseases in humans as well as animals.…

Q: 125. A 37-year-old man develops a recurrent episode of pseudomembranous colitis shortly after…

A: Pseudomembranous colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine. This usually occurs after…

Q: List three species of Betaproteobacteria that are known to behuman pathogens.

A: Introduction  Proteobacteria is the separate phylum of gram negative bacteria which contain purple…

Q: Compare and contrast the mode of action of tetanus and botulinum toxins.

A: Introduction The toxins are small peptide molecules that can cause disease after contact with the…

Q: Recall the names and characteristics of diseases attributable toinfection with Chlamydophila…

A: The unique bacterial family known as Chlamydiaceae contains tiny coccobacilli that have…

Q: Identify the symptoms and mechanism of staphylococcal foodpoisoning

A: Staphylococcus food contamination is a gastrointestinal sickness brought about by eating…

Q: What activities would be associated with an increased risk ofHistoplasma capsulatum infection?

A: Histoplasmosis is a kind of lung infection and is caused by inhalation of fungus spores of…

Q: Name the human pathogens within the genera Ehrlichia andAnaplasma and the diseases they cause.

A: Bacteria’s are the prokaryotic microorganisms which have incipient nucleus. Most of the bacteria are…

Q: Why is it difficult for the colon to reestablish a beneficial flora after several antibiotic…

A: Each person has a unique microbiota. This microbiota results from genetic inheritance and…

Q: What is unusual about the reservoir of Legionella? What is theepidemiological pattern of the…

A: Legionella is a genus of motile, Gram-negative bacteria that causes legionellosis including a…

Q: Write a paragraph describing the colonies of: A) Clostridium perfringes B) Clostridium tetani C)…

A: The bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium are Gram-positive anaerobic rods. these need to be…

Q: Is Bacillus cereus pathogenic?

A: Bacillus Cereus bacteria commensal or pathogenic to foods

Q: Explain why people in certain occupations are at increased risk ofbecoming infected with…

A: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a pathogen that causes skin infection, and rarely, septicemia, and…

Q: State whether Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus sphaericus, and Bacillus subtilis are…

A: Bacteria structure is very simple but they are vary complex in behaviour. It is the group which…

Q: Identify the food sources of Listeria monocytogenesinfections. How does Listeria evade the immune…

A: Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacteria that is capable of causing an infection known as…

Q: Is Saccharomyces boulardii safe?

A: Saccharomyces boulardii is a tropical species of yeast first isolated from lychee and mangosteen…