Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 1CCS, Cavities Gone Wild Five-year-old Daniel appears to be shy. He always looks at the floor, has no

Five-year-old Daniel appears to be shy. He always looks at the floor, has no friends, never plays with the other children, and will rarely speak to adults. When he does speak, it is difficult to understand his broken enunciation. His skinny frame and the dark circles under his eyes make him appear malnourished. Daniel cries frequently and misses many days of school.

A speech specialist at school finds that only two of Daniel’s teeth are healthy; all the others have rotted away to the gum line. The little guy is in constant pain, and it hurts to chew. A doctor later determines that bacteria from the cavities in his mouth have entered his bloodstream and infected his heart, causing an irregular heartbeat and poor blood circulation.

  1. 1. How does knowledge of biofilms help explain the bulk of Daniel’s problems?
  2. 2. What can Daniel, his parents, and health care professionals do to cure his diseases?
  3. 3. What is the scientific name of the nutrient that Daniel’s parents should eliminate from his diet to help prevent a repeat of this condition?
  4. 4. A recent study has shown that brushing does more than clean plaque from the teeth; it also disrupts associations between oral bacteria. How does this simple act help prevent the formation of biofilms?
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)

Ch. 6 - Prob. 6MCCh. 6 - Organisms that preferentially may thrive in icy...Ch. 6 - Prob. 8MCCh. 6 - Which of the following terms best describes an...Ch. 6 - In a defined medium, ______________. a. the exact...Ch. 6 - Which of the following is most useful in...Ch. 6 - Which of the following methods is best for...Ch. 6 - A Coulter counter is a(n) ________________. a....Ch. 6 - Lyophilization can be described as ___________. a....Ch. 6 - Quorum sensing is _____________. a. the ability to...Ch. 6 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 6 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 6 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 6 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 6 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 6 - Fill in the Blanks 6. Cells that shrink in...Ch. 6 - Fill in the Blanks 7. Obligate ________ exist in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 8FIBCh. 6 - Fill in the Blanks 9. Microbes that reduce N2 to...Ch. 6 - Fill in the Blanks 10. A student observes a...Ch. 6 - Fill in the Blanks 11. Chemolithotrophs acquire...Ch. 6 - Prob. 1VICh. 6 - Prob. 2VICh. 6 - High temperature affects the shape of particular...Ch. 6 - Support or refute the following statement:...Ch. 6 - Explain quorum sensing, and describe how it is...Ch. 6 - Why must media, vessels, and instruments be...Ch. 6 - Why is agar used in microbiology?Ch. 6 - What is the difference between complex media and...Ch. 6 - Draw and label the four distinct phases of a...Ch. 6 - If there are 47 cells in 1 l of sewage, how many...Ch. 6 - Prob. 9SACh. 6 - Prob. 10SACh. 6 - Explain the differences among photoautotrophs,...Ch. 6 - Contrast the media described in Tables 6.3 and 6.4...Ch. 6 - How does a chemostat maintain a constant...Ch. 6 - A scientist describes an organism as a...Ch. 6 - Pasteurization is a technique that uses...Ch. 6 - Two cultures of a facultative anaerobe are grown...Ch. 6 - Some organisms require riboflavin (vitamin B2) to...Ch. 6 - A scientist inoculates a bacterium into a complex...Ch. 6 - How can regions within biofilms differ in their...Ch. 6 - A scientific article describes a bacterium as an...Ch. 6 - Prob. 8CTCh. 6 - Prob. 9CTCh. 6 - Starting with 10 bacterial cells per milliliter in...Ch. 6 - Suppose you perform a serial dilution of 0.1-ml...Ch. 6 - How might the study of biofilms benefit humans?Ch. 6 - The filamentous bacterium Beggiatoa gets its...Ch. 6 - Given that Haemophilus ducreyi is a...Ch. 6 - Examine the graph in Figure 6.3. Note that the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 16CTCh. 6 - Using the terms in Figure 6.8a, describe the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 18CTCh. 6 - Prob. 19CTCh. 6 - Prob. 20CTCh. 6 - Prob. 21CTCh. 6 - Prob. 22CTCh. 6 - Viable plate counts are used to estimate...Ch. 6 - Using the following terms, fill in the following...
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