The following show expected colony appearances and morphologies (shapes) of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Note characteristics such as edges‚ color‚ and whether the colonies are rough or smooth in texture. For colony appearances of E. coli and S. aureus‚ scientists often describe what they look like on agar. This is not the microscopic view (for example‚ as with a slide) but a “naked eye” view of how the bacterial colonies look while growing on a medium. (This is one type of culture
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IDENTIFYING GRAM POSITIVE COCCI As mentioned in Exercise 8‚ “Identifying Gram Negative Rods”‚ identifying bacteria is a common activity in the microbiology lab. Like the game Clue™‚ each time you gather a piece of information to solve the mystery‚ you gather some information that supports some identities and eliminates others from contention. In the lab‚ the process continues as you gather more information until only one microbe remains and all others have been eliminated as possibilities. Thus
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Makati Medical Center College of Nursing DRUG STUDY Patient’s Name: M.D.C. Age: 42 y/o Medical Diagnosis: Leptospirosis Attending Physician/s: M.T Allergies: none Allergic Responses: none Prepared by: Shiela Guiquing |DRUG NAME |MECHANISM OF ACTION |RATIONALE FOR THIS PATIENT |ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT |NURSING IMPLICATIONS | |
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antiseptic effect. This was the first of his major discoveries and was a significant contribution to the understanding of how the body fights infection. On September 3‚ 1928 Fleming noticed a culture plate of Staphylococcus aureus had become contaminated by fungus and the colonies of Staphylococci immediately surrounding the fungus had been destroyed where
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INTRODUCTION Cassia fistula Linn. (Leguminosae) is a very common plant and is widely known for its medicinal properties. In the Indian literature‚ this plant has been described to be useful against skin diseases‚ liver troubles‚ tuberculous glands and its use in the treatment of rheumatism‚ hematemesis‚ pruritus‚ leucoderma‚ and diabetes.[1‚2] Besides‚ it has been found to exhibit anti-inflammatory and hypoglycemic activity and widely used as a mild laxative suitable for children and pregnant women
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2. Material and methods 2.1 Sample collection The following 14 samples of Staphylococcus aureus were used in this study. All samples were obtained from food contact surfaces at three food premises in University of Putra Malaysia (UPM). Samples were collected from the surface of each material according to standard swabbing techniques. The collection was carried out during weekdays (15:00-17:00) after finished the preparation of foods. Sterile swabs were removed from the coded test tubes that contain
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Fayetteville State University Bio 430 Dr. Allen Spray it or wipe it!!! The scientific study on the effectiveness of CiDecon® Plus Wipes vs. CIDECON ® Q Aerosol on a mixed culture of bacteria (Serratia marcescens Staphylococcus epidermidis) living on publicly used door knobs Fateema Thomas Andrea Donaldson Aryan Jaimangal Tiffany McNeil John Posey Abstract Germs are a mist in every corner of the world. They are stealth and literally‚ are on everything. This can range from your
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A Special Person in My Life My Mother is an awesome woman. She always saw the good in everything. She is a very exceptional person. A fighter. She has worked very hard her entire life then it all came to an end May 2012. When I was little one my mother worked nights at a factory‚ and my father drove truck. Until my sister was old enough to stay home and watch me‚ we went to our grandmas and stayed. My mother had an outgoing personality‚ but she also had many other personalities. What mother
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Pseudomonas syringae Finding a bacterium that I felt even a shred of confidence to discuss in a paper was no easy task‚ but while doing research I discovered this (probably more well-known than I realize) bacteria that had some properties that were incredibly interesting to me. The basic properties of Pseudomonas syringae is that it ’s gram-negative‚ has a rod-shaped morphology‚ and is an aerobic respirator. It ’s categorized as gram-negative due to crystal violet being washed away‚ and stained
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Since 1980s‚ the coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) ) is a primary consideration in the rise of surgical site infections. The Staphylococcus epidermidis is the predominant CoNS on human skin and methicillin-resistant are the isolates of CoNS that showed an increasing amount where perioperative prophylaxis are not effective‚ methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) is then used in the study. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate staff of the operating department
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