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Some of these mechanisms modify the target site of the antibiotic drug and prevent the bacteria from being recognized by the drug.... However, over a period of… Antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria in humans, animals and plants.... bacteria and microbes cause infectious diseases, and antibiotics For instance, antibiotics are used in the treatment of bacterial infections, like pneumococcal pneumonia or staphylococcal infections in the bloodstream....
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Essay
Direct assays involve interaction of antibody or lectin with cellular antigen and example for direct assays is bacterial agglutination which are used to type strains of bacteria and to diagnose infection.... Bacterial agglutination is the serological identification of bacteria.... Apart from the specific antigen antibody reaction, there are other substances which lead to agglutination of bacteria.... Some “variant” forms of bacteria are also seen to agglutinate on addition of electrolytes (Shrigley)....
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Thesis Proposal
Other ways of identifying bacteria such as Grahm staining and Ziehl-Neelsen staining which use staining of the bacteria using a special dye prove to be inefficient in comparison to genetic testing method that use DNA sequencing.... Genetic testing has an advantage over the other… DNA sequencing involve identifying the DNA sequence of a bacterium then multiplying the DNA strands using the polymerase reaction that generate a lot of DNA Infectious Bacterial Identification from DNA Sequencing Infectious Bacterial Identification from DNA Sequencing Other ways of identifying bacteria such as Grahm staining and Ziehl-Neelsen staining which use staining of the bacteria using a special dye prove to be inefficient in comparison to genetic testing method that use DNA sequencing....
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Lab Report
This will give room for the bacteria to air dry.... Heat fixing the bacteria cells by passing the slide quickly over the flame (Bunsen burner) three or four times, ensuring that the glass surface is exposed to the flame.... the bacteria that stains blue is considered to be a Gram-positive while the bacteria that stains pink is considered to be Gram negative.... These two procedures branded us with the ability to comprehensively distinguish the distinct nature of bacteria based on the gram Microbiology is a branch of biology which is considered vital in bringing a profound understanding of microorganisms and how they effect and react on other living organisms....
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The present experiment aims to identify the bacteria present in the vaginal swab and faecal samples, to check whether these species are normal for this part of the body, or are indicative of infection.... VAGINAL SWAB 1 (V1): the bacteria isolated from vaginal swab 1 (V1) exhibit a negative gram reaction, and the cell was found to be rod-shaped, suggesting that V1 is a gram-negative bacillus.... Further, the bacteria showed round, flat, small, colonies, which had entire margins and were cream in colour....
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In almost every case, virulence factors of Gram-negative pathogens are secreted products enhancing the survival of the bacteria and/or damage the host.... This report "Identification of Polymorphic and Conserved Genes" focuses on vesicles that can form naturally during the process of secretion, uptake and transport of materials within the cytoplasm....
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Most of the bacteria don't cause diseases, but promote good health, thus called “healthy bacteria” or “good bacteria.... bacteria are microorganisms that are microscopic in nature, that is, they can't be seen by the naked eye but by the use of a microscope.... hellip; bacteria is not the only type of microorganism, others are viruses, some parasites, and some fungi.... bacteria in normal situations live in animals' intestines, on genitalia, and on the skin in millions....
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Term Paper
Conclusively, some bacteria were transformed because they were able to survive in ampicillin rich medium due to the plasmid having genes that are resistant to ampicillin and the plasmid being incorporated into the bacteria's DNA.... The plasmid genes assist the bacteria in offering resistance to any infection or physical destruction on the outer cell surface.... This work called "Effects of Ampicillin on Transformation in bacteria" focuses on the process of transformation....
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Lab Report