Introduction: Being able to identify a particular bacterial species is important. It is very useful in knowing its risk of toxicity to humans or animals‚ its resistance or susceptibility to antibiotics‚ and determining how to control its growth or kill it altogether. The purpose of these procedures is to discovery the identity of an unknown microbe by observing its reactions to a barrage of chemical and physical tests. Different microorganisms react in different ways‚ due to their function‚ digestibility
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to increase your body’s natural defences by fighting off the “bad” bacteria. Actimel is a yogurt-type drink produced by a company called Danone™. It has three strains of bacteria‚ two traditional yoghurt cultures: Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophiles and a third one called L. casei Imunitass® (http://www.actimel.co.uk/About/-WhatIsActimel.aspx‚ Accessed Feb‚ 28‚ 2010). Lactobacillus is a genus of
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Beijing University of Agriculture and Harper Adams University College Food Quality with Retail Management Module Title: Food Processing‚ Preservation and Packaging Assignment Title: A Specification of Food Manufacture Module Tutors: Tan Feng‚ Lorna White BUA ID: 201021021201 HAUC ID: 11222000 Word Count: 2480 words Date of submitted: 1st March Content Summary 2 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 The composition and characteristics of yogurt 4 2.1 My opinion on judgments of
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Maura Gongora 12th December‚ 2014 MCB 3020L- Section 018 Unknown #16 Abstract This report contains the background information on gram positive and gram negative bacteria‚ which will aid in understanding the use of specific laboratory experiments to distinguish between the two types of bacteria. Included are the materials and methods used to identify the gram positive and gram negative bacteria and methods which also differentiate between microbes of each group. The implications of the methods of
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BSC 2093 A&P I Lecture Exam 2 Review Sheet Chapter 5: The Integumentary System Know figure 5.1 Identify the different structures that make up the integument including the dermal layers‚ Sweat and Oil glands‚ and Nerve Corpuscles that exist there Know that Skin accounts for 7% of the body weight (9 11 lbs) Know how to calculate percent skin from a given weight and vice versa. Know the name‚ shape‚ and characteristics of the cell types that exist in the Epidermis Keratinocytes
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Microbial analysis of soil‚ of top layer from selected sites of Area near Dahisar River Saika N. Esani University of Mumbai (Email – saikae@ymail.com) Abstract: soil samples were collected fortnightly from area near Dahisar River‚ A river in suburb of Mumbai. laboratory analysis started from July 2010 to September 2010. Total bacterial and fungal count were estimated by standard spread plate isolation. Isolated bacteria were subject to colony characterization and were estimated by their
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reasons is that it is easier to collect and process and there is a decreased risk of transmission of infectious disease. One point she mentioned that was interesting and that I was not aware of was that if the pregnant woman had a history of group B streptococcus‚ active genital herpes‚ or prolonged rupture of membranes and chorioamnionitis‚ the umbilical cord is not saved. A disadvantage that the author points out is that cord blood is discarded in about 50% or more cases due to insufficient volume.
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High Risk Pregnancy -pregnant with a concurrent medical disease -with pregnancy related complication -presence of external factor that jeopardizes the health of the mother‚ the fetus‚ or both [pic] Candidiasis (Moniliasis) INCIDENCE: • 75% of women will have at least 1 episode of VVC with 40-45% having 2 or more episodes ETIOLOGIC AGENT: • Candida albicans‚ Candida glabrata MODE OF TRANSMISSION normal flora of the skin & vagina not considered
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Bacteria are unicellular and ultra-microscopic organisms‚ yet they play an important role in nature. They are of tremendous importance to man. They play an important role in agriculture and medicine and are the basis of many industries. Some are beneficial to man directly or indirectly‚ others are very harmful as they cause various plant and animal diseases. Bacteria are considered as our friends and foes due to their beneficial and harmful activities. Their economic importance can be studied under
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Malariae; P. Ovale Filariasis: WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; BRUGIA MALAYI Leprosy: MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE Measles: PARAMYXO VIRUS German measles: TOGA VIRUS Chicken pox: VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS Herpes zoster: HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS Scarlet fever: Group A HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS Scabies: SARCOPTES SCABIEI (itch mite) Bubonic plague: YERSINIA PESTIS Diphtheria: KLEBS LOEFFLER Pertussis: BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS Tuberculosis: MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS Typhoid: SALMONELLA TYPHI Cholera: VIBRIO CHOLERA Amoebiasis: ENTAMOEBA
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