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Describe how the microbes is modified by genetic engineering and explain the intended use of the microbes.
Where is bacteria normally found? (ecosystem?) What is their cell wall and cell membrane composed of? Can the bacteria be treated by antibiotics? Which one?
What limitations does the Streptomyces antibiosis experiment you did have as compared to the experiment with the image below?
A tube of microbes has 2 x 103 CFU/mL. If 0.1 mL from this tube is plated on nutrient agar, how many colonies should appear after incubation?
What are the progressions of acute hbv and chronic hbv? What hbv antigens are present throughout different areas of the timeline of infection?
How do biochemical reactions help in diagnosis? Why are urinary tract infections more common in women than men? Did this woman have cystitis or pyelonephritis?
What are the stains and the procedures of Gram staining? Name 4 things that may go wrong when you are Gram staining.
Describe where the higher solute concentration is (inside or outside of the cell) and describe the effect of that solution on a typical bacterial cell.
Name four factors that can also affect the diameter of the zone of inhibition, aside from the type of antibiotic, its concentration, temperature incubation time
Describe the mechanism of inhibition of sulfa drugs. What organisms are killed by the following drugs: Polyenes, and Miconazole.
In a genetic sequence, what is the purpose of both K and W? Why is this done? What is the purpose of both Y and R present in 1 genetic sequence?
Can scientists ever be completely objective when conducting research? Why or why not? What might be the consequences of emotion in scientific research?
A theoretical number is all that can be presumed without know what the exact molecule is and the exact process it takes through the metabolic pathways.
What were some of the suspected animal source for the new COVID-19 virus? Which has been confirmed to be the source now?
Discuss function that enzyme Reverse Transcriptase plays in HIV replication. What is AZT and how does it work as antiviral drug in treatment of HIV infection?
What is Arenavirus? That must include some specific information too - the virus itself and significant information about the disease itself.
What is one problem you feel better able to solve? What skills and information will you use from this course to solve that problem?
What clinical significance does this virus have for humans? What is mode of transmission to humans? What is worldwide geographic distribution for this virus?
Listen to 30 minutes worth of Science Friday. Write a one to two page summary/essay and response to what you listen to.
Compare the calculate GT with expected GT for both temp and compare turbidity vs viable count method.
What is a wild-type strain and what is a mutant strain in microbiology? Describe how mutant strains of microorganisms arise in nature.
What are the advantages of using high-throughput sequencing techniques? Explain one example of a High-throughput sequencing technique.
Describe the protocol used in the pyrosequencing technique. Explain how pyrosequencing is different from the Sanger sequencing technique.
Explain how the energy of a toy car is transformed as it slides down a ramp. Give evidence that the energy of the car remains the same at all points on ramp?
You will also study how buffers work when acids or bases are added to a solution. This activity will require about 2 hours.