They are also called bacteria group ● They have cell wall that are made of peptidoglycan ● They have varied shapes ● Basic Shapes of Bacteria ● 1.) Cocci ● They are differently arranged ● They can form pairs (diplococcus)‚ chains (streptococcus)‚ or clusters (staphylococcus) ● They are spherical in shape 2.) Bacilli ● They can also occur in chains (streptobacillus) ● They are spherical in shape 3.) Spirilla ● They are spiral in shape Bioremediation ● “Oil-eating bacteria” ● Scientists at
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William Howard Taft Born: 9/15/1857 Birthplace: Cincinnati‚ Ohio William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati on Sept. 15‚ 1857. A Yale graduate‚ he entered Ohio Republican politics in the 1880s. In 1886 he married Helen Herron. From 1887 to 1890‚ he served on the Ohio Superior Court; 1890–92‚ as solicitor general of the United States; 1892–1900‚ on the federal circuit court. In 1900 McKinley appointed him president of the Philippine Commission and in 1901 governor general. Taft had great success
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Introduction: Bacteria are microscopic‚ single-celled organisms. Their genetic information is encoded in one large chromosome. It can also be found in plasmids which are small circular pieces of DNA that contain important genetic information for the growth of bacteria. In nature‚ this information is often a gene that encodes a protein that will make the bacteria resistant to an antibiotic. The reason for this protein being made within the bacteria is because of how bacteria usually grow in the same
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sodium benzoate · aroma · sodium saccharin · cetylpyridinium chloride · menthol · sodium flouride (0.05%) In this investigation we aim to test the antibacterial properties of this mouthwash treating it like a disinfectant against three common bacteria which can be safely used in the laboratory: Escherichia coli‚ Baccilus Megatherium‚ and Staphlococcus Albus. Disinfection is a procedure which destroys‚ inactivates or removes potentially harmful microbes- without necessarily affecting other organisms
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Hand Soap Effectiveness on Escherichia Coli Abstract: Bacteria are an essential part of many different living organisms and ecosystems across the globe. Without bacteria there would have never had been life in the first place. But some bacteria have evolved to cause to humans‚ resulting in the need to eliminate them through such methods as soap. Hand soap is a crucial part of human health‚ especially in such places as schools and hospitals. In this experiment I wanted to determine the effectiveness
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Gram Staining of Bacteria Since bacteria is really small microbiologist use stains to help them see bacteria more clearly under the microscope. Many of the stains they use color the bacteria cells directly and are called direct stains. Bacteria cells have a slightly negative charge while direct stains have a slightly positive charge that helps the stain bin to the bacteria. The strength of the binding from the stains depends on the make-up of the cell wall itself. Gram staining is the most helpful
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on objects whose importance we can see. For this reason bacteria seem insignificant on the surface‚ its invisibility marking its lack of precedence as a threat. This is a misconception‚ because bacteria hold enormous power. It can heal and build‚ but also cripple and kill. It can produce sustainable fuel‚ and repair cracked concrete‚ but it can also destroy our bodies with infections and disease. In the past‚ we have been subject to bacteria‚ claiming lives long before we understood how it worked
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Gram negative bacteria resistant patterns are troublesome to the general public because common illnesses could suddenly become deadly. Carbapenem antibiotics are seen as a last resort. If gram-negative bacteria develop a resistance to this antibiotic‚ antibiotics could become useless in treating a super resistant strain of gram-negative bacteria. NMD-1 is one of the most resistant genes found in gram negative bacteria. If this genes is readily passed between different types of bacteria‚ widespread
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microbiology. Furthermore‚ bacteria are transparent and cannot be seen through the microscope. For that reason‚ Gram staining is an important tool for distinguishing between two main types of bacteria Gram-positive and Gram-negative. The Gram stain differentiates the Gram positive and gram-negative on the basis of their cell wall structure.(Menard‚ et al.‚20150) Most bacteria gram positive or gram negative but they are a few gram variable bacteria and very small bacteria without a cell wall that do
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through the process of gene transfer. Gene transfer involves the insertion of a gene into an organism. The gene to be inserted is usually contained in a plasmid‚ which is relatively small‚ circular non-chromosomal DNA molecule typically found in bacteria. Once the plasmid containing the gene is inserted into the organism‚ it is absorbed into the organism’s own genetic code. After this occurs‚ the newly introduced gene begins coding for proteins‚ giving the organism a new trait. This process of genetic
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