Glowing Transformations Abstract In this experiment‚ the idea is to become familiar with the transformation of cells. A well thought out procedure‚ involving a heat shock procedure‚ a good antibiotic‚ an inducer known as arabinose to show the newly expressed DNA by a visible fluorescent glow‚ and a stable control group is what contributes to this experiments thoroughness. It is predicted that the four agar plates will all yield different forms of growth‚ with different coloration and colony
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Microorganisms are classified according to their structure. By means of flow charts‚ diagrams and tables explain the differences between Viruses‚ Bacteria‚ Cyanobacteria‚ Achaea and Fungi. Bacteria or bacterium are unicellular microorganisms. They are essentially only a few micrometres long and form of various shapes including the spheres‚ rods and spirals. A BACTERIAL CELL Illustration courtesy of Wikipedia. A Virus (from the Latin noun virus‚ meaning toxic or poison) is a sub-microscopic
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when one gains even a very basic knowledge of how diseases are acquired and spread. The purpose of this lab was to collect and observe microbes from environmental and human body samples by culturing them on the appropriate media using aseptic transfer techniques. Materials • Distilled water • Test tube • 6 Unopened packages of 1 sterile
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Disposition/Food Safety: Overview of Food Microbiology July 8‚ 2011 Overview of Food Microbiology OBJECTIVES At the end of this module‚ you will be able to: 1. Explain the structural similarities and/or differences among Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as their isolation and identification using serological‚ biochemical‚ and molecular techniques. 2. Identify the functions of the bacterial cell wall. 3. Identify the extrinsic and intrinsic parameters that affect bacterial growth
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` Study Guide for Exam 1 Chapter 1: 1. What is a “microbe”? What groups of organisms are included in this category? Microbes (microorganisms) are minute living things that individually are too small to be seen with the unaided eye the group includes bacteria‚ fungi‚ protozoa‚ and microscopic algae‚ viruses Only minority of microorganisms are pathogenic(disease-producing) 2. What are some of the benefits provided by microbes? Decompose organic waste‚ producers in the ecosystem
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Osmosis 4/13/13 MLT1 Lab 9 Performed at Home Microbial Growth There are three types of environments in which cells are located which include isotonic‚ hypotonic and hypertonic. In an isotonic environment‚ the amount of water and solute are the same both inside and outside of the cell. As water drifts into the a cell‚ the same amount flows out creating a balanced environment both inside and outside of the cell. When there is a high level of
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discoveries is antibiotics which have revolutionized today’s medicine. Perhaps my choice will match up with yours‚ or maybe it will be vastly different. The discovery of antibiotics has proved to be a boon a boon to human welfare but some also have the opinion that they are the necessary evils. We do have Alexander Flemming to thank for this discovery back in 1928[1]‚ when he forgot to clean up his workstation before going on holiday after which the golden age of antibiotics started. Antibiotics are the
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References: 1. Beishir‚ L.: Microbiology in Practice: A Self-Instructional Laboratory Course‚ Fifth Edition. (Harper Collins: New York) 1991. 2. Jawetz‚ Melnick and Adelberg: Medical Microbiology‚ Nineteenth Edition. (Appleton and Lange: Norwalk‚ CT) 1991. 3. Tortora‚ Case and Funke: Microbiology: An Introduction‚ Fourth Edition. (Benjamin Cummings: Redwood City‚ CA) 1992. 4. Zubay: Biochemistry. (Addison Wesley:
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MICROBIOLOGY What is the purpose of general growth media‚ selective media‚ and differential media? Give examples of each. General Purpose Media General Purpose media is designed to grow most organisms and do not contain growth inhibitors. Standard Methods Agar and Blood Agar Bases are examples of general purpose media. Differential Media Differential media contain a component that allow an observable change when a specific chemical reaction takes place. Simmons Citrate Agar is an example
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What Is Microbiology? Microbiology is the study (logy) of very small (micro) living (bio) things. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms. These "bugs" include: bacteria (that’s the Latin plural for bacterium); viruses (that’s the non-Latin plural for virus - virii sounds weird‚ so I don’t say it); and‚ fungi (that’s the Latin plural for fungus - which by now you have guessed‚ or already knew‚ and may not be all that interested to know‚ anyway). Microbiology is actually made up of several
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