organism you think it may be. That is why eighteen different tests are performed so that you can compare your results with the table of possible unknowns. My unknown bacterium after performing the tests and comparing the charts is identified as Bacillus cereus. Bacillus cereus is a bacterium that grows best around 30-37°C. B. cereus cannot grow in high acidic‚ below pH of 4.5‚ or high alkaline environments of a pH above 9.3. You are likely to find this organism in the soil. This bacterium is able to form
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Olivia Teasdale Mrs. Gaspar SBI3U1 10/07/13 The Effect of Disinfectants and Antiseptics on Bacteria Growth Abstract The purpose of this lab was to determine the effect of disinfectants and antiseptics on bacterial growth. By observing the effects of 5 different inhibitors including alcohol‚ bleach‚ soap solution and distilled water‚ it was determined what antiseptic or disinfectant was able to best inhibit this kind of bacterial growth. Nutrient Agar was poured into a Petri dish with four quadrants
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30 February 2014 Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria: What is it‚ how to prevent it and who it affects? In the United States alone‚ about 23‚000 people die from antibiotic resistant infections yearly. It is also one of the top 15 most dangerous illnesses in the country (United States House of Representatives). Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria develops a different response to an antibiotic that is its ancestor bacteria. Slight changes in bacteria enable the antibiotic to work and successfully
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INTRODUCTION Bacillus anthracis has recently become popular as the causative agent of anthrax infections. Belonging to the bacillus species‚ the bacterium is considered‚ along with Bacillus cereus‚ to be of extreme medical importance. Until recently‚ the condition caused by the bacterium was rarely heard of. Although the bacterium is naturally found in the soil‚ its rare occurrences in humans have only been observed in those working with livestock or imported livestock products‚ therefore the
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Microbiology Coursework: Bacillus cereus After investigation following on outbreak of food poisoning at a pizza restaurant‚ it was found that all suffers had consumed a portion of side salad from the self-service salad bar alongside their main dish. Subsequently‚ this was further traced to a rice salad. Environmental Health Officers investigating this outbreak suspected it may have been caused by Bacillus cereus (B. cereus). The presence of large numbers of B. cereus in a food is indicative
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Differences: Strategies for Resistant Clients Unlike narrative therapy‚ solution-focused therapy presumes that some clients will be resistant to counselling and to change. While some clients are described as ’customers’ who voluntarily want to make changes in their lives‚ not every client will present in this way (Corcoran‚ 2008). Solution-focused therapy strategizes for ’complainants’‚ people who attend voluntarily but are convinced someone else or something outside of themselves needs to change
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Identifying the Unknown Bacteria: Bacillus cereus Brittany Moy Coastline Community College Abstract Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive‚ facultative aerobic‚ spore-forming‚ rod-shaped bacterium that is widely distributed among the environment. Introduction The reason for identification of unknown bacteria was to help students recognize different bacteria through different biochemical tests and characteristics. This is important in the medical field because identification of unknown bacteria
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Heat resistance of endospores of Bacillus pumilus Abstract Spore suspension of Bacillus pumilus was inoculated into universal bottles containing sterile distilled water in water baths at temperatures of 85°C‚ 90°C and 95°C. At specific time intervals‚ a sample was removed and spread on nutrient agar plates. The number of colonies formed was used to determine the D-value and z-value. The D-value for 85°C is 64.1 minutes‚ 25.7 minutes for 90°C and 8.2 minutes for 95°C while the z-value is 11
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Effects of Antiseptics and Disinfectants Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to discover substances that can slow the growth of‚ or kill‚ microorganisms. Hypothesis: The antiseptic that will prevent the growth of bacteria the most is iodine. The disinfectant that will prevent the growth of bacteria the most is bleach. Procedure: To begin the lab‚ turn the agar plate over and divide the plate into four quadrants and label the agar plate whether you
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I had # 8 organism‚ Bacillus subtilis. Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive bacteria‚ rod-shaped and catalase positive. In order to figure out what is my unknown organism for this assignment‚ I had to perform series of tests. First was the glucose‚ lactose‚ and sucrose test. Through these three tests‚ I was able to detect the ability of the microorganism to ferment a specific carbohydrate. Fermentation reactions are observed by the color change in pH. In class‚ we used phenol red as the pH indicator
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