LabReport: Disinfectants and Antibiotics Purpose: Describe thepurposeofthe lab. Exercise1:Disinfectants Organism1: Besuretorecordthechemicalorproductyoutestedandcompletethistablebyobtainingdatafromothergroupsinyourclass Organism2: Besuretorecordthechemicalorproductyoutestedandcompletethistablebyobtainingdatafromothergroupsinyourclass Questions: 1. Wasyourtestchemicaleffective?Brieflyexplain. 2. Wasyourtestchemicalmoreeffectivethatthelabdisinfectant?Brieflyexplain. 3. Wasyourtestche...

Lab8:FomiteTransmission LearningObjectives: • Definefomiteandhowbacteriaaretransferredviafomites. • Explaintheroleoffomitetransmissioninthehospital. • Definenosocomialinfections,HAIs(hospitalacquiredinfections),andIatrogenicinfections. Introduction: Materials:Agarplate,Marker,ruler,sterileswabs Method: 1. Obtainonenutrientagaranddividethebackoftheplateinto8sectionsusingrulerandmarker.Labeleachsection 1-8. 2. Usinganewsterileswab,swab8differentinanimateobjectsfoundinthelabareaa...

WK3ALTMicrobialNutrition 1. Theorganismsthatcanuseinorganiccarbonandtheenergyofchemicalreactions ______ . 2. A______requiresorganicmoleculesforcarbonandenergyfromsunlight. 3. During______transportwatertransfersthroughsemipermeablefollowing concentration gradient. 4. Microorganismslivinginsoilandwaterassociatedwithvolcanicactivity,compostpiles,habitatsdirectlyexposedtothesunare______. 5. In______transportnutrientsaretransportedagainstthediffusiongradientorinthesamedirectionasthenaturalgrad...

Week3Concepts:Metabolism FactorsaffectingMicrobialGrowth Prepare:FactorsAffectingMicrobialGrowth • Thephaseofthebacterialgrowthcurveinwhichtherateofmultiplicationequalstherateofcelldeathisthe .deathphase • AnorganismthatgrowsinlowerpHconditionsiscalleda . • Anorganismthatusesorganiccarbonforitscarbonneedsandsunlightforitsenergyneedswouldbecalleda . Self-Check:GrowthRequirementsinMicroorganisms • Place the images in order from top to bottom to show extracellular digestion in ba...

Week 3 Discussion: Culturing Microorganisms Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapters 7, 8 • Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions Class, let’s discuss the categories that organisms can be grouped in based on their nutritional requirements. Find one microorganism, either a prokaryote or eukaryote, and describe the environment in which it lives. (Does it live underwater? On skin? In soil? Give as many details as possible!) To ...

Week 3 Discussion: Culturing Microorganisms Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapters 7, 8 • Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions Class, let’s discuss the categories that organisms can be grouped in based on their nutritional requirements. Find one microorganism, either a prokaryote or eukaryote, and describe the environment in which it lives. (Does it live underwater? On skin? In soil? Give as many details as possible!) T...

MICRO. Exam 1 1. Question:Describe the idea of spontaneous generation and what experiments have refuted this idea? Describe the experiment of Louis Pasteur in detail as well as the inferences that were made. What was a specific feature of the experiment that has allowed to experiment? 2. Question:Postulates of Robert Koch. List them all and their significance in microbiology. 3. Question:Review the contribution of each scientist in the field of Microbiology: John Snow, Alexander Fleming, Igna...

Exam1review WEEK1 HereissomeinformationaboutExam1. • Thisexaminationcoverscontentlearnedinweeks1and2. • Thisexamisworth120totalpoints,andincludesthefollowingtypesofquestions: o 25Multiplechoicequestions o 5Fillintheblankquestions o 2Shortanswerquestions o 2Essayquestions • Youhave90minutestocompletetheExam. • Whenthetimelimitisreached,youwillautomaticallybeexitedfromtheexam. • Remembertochoosethebestanswer,somequestionsmayhavemorethanonecorrectanswerbutonly one BESTanswe...

Lab5:DifferentialStaining LearningObjectives: • Explaintheprincipleofdifferentialstaining • Applydifferentialstainingtoidentifybacteria Differentialstainusestwoormorestainstospecificallystaincertainstructuresorcellularcomponentswhichcannotbeeasilyobservedusingsimplestains.Differential staining principles are based upon the specific chemical nature and composition of cellular components and therefore, different structures areobservedusingdifferentstainsandstainingprocedures.Differenti...

Lab6:CarbohydrateFermentation LearningObjectives: • Definefermentationanddevelopaknowledgeoffermentationendproducts. • Understandthetheorybehindthecarbohydratefermentationprocedure. • Understandthevariouscomponentsofthecarbohydratemediaandhowthesecomponents work. • Appropriatelyanalyzeresultsforavarietyofmicroorganisms. Intheclinicallaboratory,onetechniqueusedtoidentifybacteriaisthecarbohydratefermentationtests.Bacteriahavetheabilitytoutilizedifferenttypesofcarbohydrates;ifthebact...