Assignment:
Part 1
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Neisseria meningitidis and Gram stain
1) Describe the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria in terms of it's Gram stain, Morphology, and any structures that make it stand out, as well as the most likely environment(s) to be found.
2) Attach a Micrograph (a microscopic photograph) of the "bugs" you picked.
3) Describe if it can be pathogenic (disease-causing) to humans.
Part 2
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Bacterial Growth occurs in several phases.
-Describe all these growth phases -denoted as lag, log, stationary, and decline phase.
-Describe one of these four phases in great detail.
-Describe what the nutrient or growth media content might be like during this phase.
-What might the metabolic speed of a bacteria in that phase be (fast, slow, intermediate), and why?