Endospore

Virus Podcast Reflection The thing that surprised me the most about this podcast came at the beginning. I knew that discoveries of bacteria and viruses were fairly recent, with viruses being even more recent because normally they are only a fraction of the size. I didn’t realize that up until 2003, viruses were just lumped into this random category that no one really took the time to sort out and try and make any discoveries in. I think that it makes sense though because researchers want to be…

Molly, an 11 year old female weighing 102 pounds and height 4 feet 9 inches was admitted to Adams Children’s Hospital January 14, 2010. Molly came from Indiana to visit her grandfather Billy in Georgia for summer vacation. Her grandfather was a farmer who produced a variety of foods, he also raised livestock. Billy would most often prepare his sheep’s wool with the help of his granddaughter. Molly enjoyed helping him but, most of all she enjoyed playing with the animals on the farm, she also…

in phone screens or television screens. In the biology field, Tb3+ is used as an indicator for microbes. When the sample is applied with Terbium Chloride, and placed under an ultraviolet light, if there are endospores present, the terbium will make the sample glow a green color. The endospores that are being indicated by the terbium ion are dormant structures created by certain types of bacteria to withstand lack of nutrients. Terbium is also used as a major component is hybrid cars. Because the…

The bacterium is a rod shaped organism which produces endospores, these spores allow the Bacillus to survive in harsh conditions, and this includes heat and desiccation. Although not producing toxins, they can result in food poisoning. Staphylococcus Epidiermudus is a gram positive bacterium which thrives on…

If there is one disease that is deadly for both Animals and Humans it would be anthrax. It is an infectious disease of animals and humans. The causation of it is a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis that mostly affects cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, and goats (MedlinePlus, 2016). This disease can be fatal for these sort of animals, and it kills its host by producing a toxin that kills the cells causing fluid to build up in the body’s tissues (Mock, Michele, Fouet, & Agnes, 2001). Adding to its…

and lead to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Clostridium difficile is a bacterial infection in the digestive system which has the same symptoms as colitis (inflammation of the colon). C. difficile is bacillus shaped, gram-stained, an endospore former and thrives off in the absence of oxygen. C. difficile is a characterized as a digestive system disease and it affects the colon which causes it…

Where Do Bacteria Grow? I had some prior knowledge about bacteria before conducting the environmental sampling lab. I knew that bacteria could be found in many different places. Also, different types of bacteria grow in different conditions. From prior experience, I remembered that to grow bacteria in a petri dish one must follow the proper technique. I chose to test how much bacteria grows on toilet handle in the bathroom. My prediction for the experiment before it was conducted was that…

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium and facultative anaerobic that can grow under either anaerobic or aerobic conditions but do not form endospores. Among the six species of Listeria, only Listeria monocytogenes is the major human pathogen that causes disease in humans. It is a causative agent to cause listeriosis, a serious infection caused by ingesting the food contaminated with Listeria. The optimum temperature for growth is 30 to 37 degree Celsius, within this…

This disease occurs when blood supply to the tissue is delayed by the wound, so the tissue becomes anaerobic, and the tissue begins to die (Pietrangelo, 2012). If the wound is contaminated with endospores of Clostridium, the wound will be infected with the disease known as gas gangrene. Gas gangrene is typically caused by improper cleaning of the wound, crushed tissue and deep lacerations. Common symptoms are swelling, redness, pain, blisters with…

disease and the actual route of transmission. If you are ever unfortunate to be plagued with this disease know that with the proper treatment and handled in a timely matter the long lasting effects will be kept to a minimum. This bacterium is an endospore and can stay dormant until the opportunity best presents itself to infect the host. Mycobacterium leprae has been around for thousands of years and was even mentioned in biblical times. Leprosy is also referred to as Hansen’s disease named…