Assignment
Here are the specific directions for the Module this week:
1) Review the information you have learned on the topic of microbial growth.
2) Design a 7-10 slide powerpoint presentation outlining the optimal conditions for bacterial growth. In your presentation, please include the following information:
1. What is meant by ‘bacterial growth'?
2. Describe the major factors that influence microbial growth, including:
- physical requirements for growt
- chemical requirements for growth
3. Discuss how in vitro (in a laboratory) bacterial growth conditions mimic those in the natural environment (e.g. the human body or the environment)
Hint: discuss the conditions that Microbiologists use in a lab to grow bacteria, and state how these conditions are very similar to a natural habitat, such as the human body or the environment.
4. Provide and discuss at least 2 specific examples of how a pathogenic bacteria (i.e. a disease-causing bacteria) can grow easily in a particular body location because adequate nutrients, moisture, and temperature are available.
Hint: discuss 2 different bacterial species involved in human disease. For each, state how the ability of the bacteria to cause disease in the human is influenced by optimal conditions at a particular body site.