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Discuss the differences and similarities between bacteria and fungi. Include a comparison of size, cell type, reproduction, mode of deriving food
What is the main difference between protists and bacteria?Bacteria are always gram-negative, protists are gram-positive
Why are direct gram stains ordered on clinical specimens?Why is a direct gram stain performed on all anaerobic cultures
What is scombroid poisoning? How does it occur? What conditions would allow the toxin involved to thrive and to cause illness.
Describe the flavor compounds in foods produced by microbe more specific than perfore answers
Define and explain the importance of using a chomestat system.
Compare and contrast the nitrogen requirements of microorganisms and higher forms of life, describing how their respective requirements are met.
Bacterial genetics and its application to genetic engineering.Why is the study of bacterial genetics essential to understand
Using specific examples, outline how virulence factor enzymes aid in the development of pathogenic infections.
Discuss the innate and adaptive immune responses that you will need to overcome along with their attributes to establish the infections
Discuss how you would revise your plan of survival if your symbiotic relationship changes; either from mutualistic to commensalistic
Choose any of viruses discussed and describe its characteristics including the viral family it belongs to, disease caused, mode of transmission
Fungal Pathogen: Cryptococcus neoformans.Choose any one of the fungal pathogens and discuss its appearance
Breaking the Chain of Disease Transmission.Discuss the known method used for breaking the chains of disease transmission
Environmental microbiology in the death of local body of water after large amount of organic matter and microorganisms are introduced
Discuss the applications of microbiology that directly benefit mankind. how would your current life style be affected if the application
Sex determination and sex differentiation in human.Forms of interaction between allelic genes
Describe cellular and humoral immune responses.How are they different from each other?
A brief description of your chosen infectious disease along with your reasons for choosing the disease.
What percentage of population was affected by HIV/AIDS?Have there been instances of any historical outbreaks of HIV/AIDS?
Why are control cultures necessary in evaluating disinfectants?What factors can influence the activity of a disinfectant?
Koch's postulates and his contribution to microbiology.Describe in 1-2 paragraphs Koch's Postulates
Why are viruses not living organisms.Viruses are typically not classified as true living organisms by biologists.
Why is it easier to develop drugs to kill bacteria than viruses or protozoa?Why are some antibacterial drugs only used on the skin?
Parasitic life cycles in relation to human infection.Using the life cycle, environmental factors and risk factors, what interventions