Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most prevalent microorganisms found on the human skin and in the mucous membranes‚ however‚ it is a typically overlooked bacterium because there is very little that is known about it. Though it is not as aggressive as its cousin Staphylococcus aureus‚ Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most frequent cause for nosocomial pathogens‚ especially among newborns‚ the elderly‚ and anyone who has a compromised immune system. These infections are usually associated
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our society many things are considered a necessity a standing leader‚ currency‚ entertainment‚ even competition. These are only a few of the things we see necessary in our society. Our culture has shifted from admiring hard work and dedication to glorifying entertainment and our celebrities. This new culture has been defined as raunch culture as we have adapted to and have started to emulate celebrities we deem worthy. The reasons for the emulation are the success and of these celebrities as many
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Kaur Pure Cultures Lab 1/31/13 Introduction : Pure cultures are made of only one type of organisms and can be used to study their properties. A method used to isolate pure cultures is making a steak-plate‚ which is a dilution process in which culture is spread over an agar plate in a certain manner. Using a loop rod‚ culture was taken from the tube and dragged across area 1 several time‚of the agar. The agar was then turned 90º‚ and the loop was flamed and cooled. Taking some culture from
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Agar From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Not to be confused with auger or augur. For other uses‚ see Agar (disambiguation). Culinary usage Mizuyōkan - a popular Japanese red bean jelly made from agar. Scientific usage A blood agar plate used to culture bacteria and diagnose infection. Agar or agar-agar is a gelatinous substance derived by boiling[1] a polysaccharide in red algae‚ where it accumulates in the cell walls of agarophyte and serves as the primary structural
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COMPARISON BETWEEN PLACENTA AGAR AND NUTRIENT AGAR ON GROWTH OF Staphylococcus aureus AND Escherichia coli Chloe Dominique Acero Kristine Marie Gonzales Hannah Marie Hermosisima Patrisha joy Morales Joanna Keziah Ramos Group 4 BSMT3E Background of the Study Placenta is an organ characteristic of a true mammal during pregnancy‚ joining mother and offspring‚ providing endocrine secretion and selective exchange of soluble‚ but not particulate
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Motivation: Most of my motivation comes from not wanting to be stuck at a crummy job that makes me miserable for the rest of my life. I don’t want my future family to struggle either. Along with all of that‚ I don’t just want a job; I want a career. My mom has struggled to make ends meet all of my life‚ and I want to avoid that. Eventually‚ I want to be able to tell my mom that she doesn’t need to work because I can take care of her. Purpose: My purpose for wanting to get a degree is so
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF AGAR Mac Conkey‘s Agar plate MacConkey (also McConkey) agar is a culture medium designed to grow Gram-negative bacteria and stain them for lactose fermentation. It contains bile salts (to inhibit most Grampositive bacteria‚ except Enterococcus and some species of Staphylococcus)‚ crystal violet dye (which also inhibits certain Gram-positive bacteria)‚ neutral red dye (which stains microbes fermenting lactose)‚ lactose and peptone. QUALITY CONTROL Results after 24 hrs at
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Why return to college to pursue an MBA MGT/521 October 8‚ 2012 Jill Hagist Why return to college to pursue an MBA Should I go back to college after all these years? I asked myself this question many times over the years. I actually feel like I wasted many years pondering this question. There never seemed to be enough time‚ enough money‚ and enough energy. Certainly there where enough excuses not to return to college to pursue my MBA. I have always felt like I am too old to return
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One method used to obtain the “pure aryan race” was the lebensborn program‚ the word Lebensborn means “Fount of Life” (SS). The Nazis invented this program in order to create more supervised mating between pure aryan women and loyal SS men‚ so that their offspring would be more “Biologically valuable” (Reich 771). The lebensborn program used private funding‚ and was seen by the Nazis as a place for pregnant aryan women to go and receive protection while they were carrying a child. Mothers were allowed
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1. Obtain 1 gram of an impure‚ unknown substance solid. Make sure to stir the mixture before measuring the sample; record the mixture’s code in the data section. 2. Add approx. 25-50 mL of water and several boiling chips to a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask and heat the water to a gentle boil using a hotplate. 3. On a second hotplate‚ place a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing the one gram of unknown solid along with a boiling chip. 4. Using a ring clamp‚ slowly pour approx. 5-10 mL of boiling water into
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