Gram-negative bacteria

February 27th 2015 Bionic Antibiotics VS. Bacteria Abstract: The bacteria lab preformed in class tested the effectiveness of antibiotics against bacteria. During the lab we tested the antibiotics penicillin, streptomycin and tetracycline against the bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermis in order to determine which antibiotics fought which bacteria most successfully. In order to monitor the experiment, we kept a control sample in which no bacteria was present, only an…

The drug selected for study is Gentamicin. Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic composed of a mixture of related Gentamicin components and fractions and is used to treat many types of bacterial infections, particularly those caused by Gram-negative organisms. Isolation and Preliminary studies 2 demonstrated that it is a mixture of basic, water soluble antibiotic containing the aminocyclitol 2-deoxystreptamine and two additional amino sugars. Chromatographic separation of Gentamicin…

P. aeruginosa is a gram-negative non-sporulating bacillus that belongs to the phylum of Proteobacteria. It can adapt and thrive in different niches, ranging from water/soil to plant/animal tissues. Even though it is commonly found in the environment, it frequently causes infections in plants and animals (1). Luke (1862) was the first to report P. aeruginosa in infections as he observed rod-shaped particles in blue-green pus of some infections. This coloration is a hallmark of P.…

to drawing an educated conclusion. After performing the gram staining and observing which unknown culture was gram positive, a catalase test was performed. The catalase test allows lab workers to differentiate Staphylococci and Streptococci genus. The test was performed only on the gram-positive culture. Bacteria that respire by the use of oxygen, otherwise known as aerobic respiration, produce enzyme or “catalase”. This protects the bacteria from the harmful by-product produced from oxygen…

In this experimental research, to study the antibacterial properties of the extract of Callistemon viminalis, the standard strains of these bacteria, which are common in urinary tract infections, have been prepared in a lyophilized way in the microbiology laboratory of Fasa University of Medical Sciences: Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 29212, S.saprophyticus ATCC 15305, Enterococcus fecalis ATCC 29212, Proteus vulgaris PTCC 1079, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC…

are more effective in grams plus bacteria than gram bacteria. Also there should be no anti-microorganism activity consisting of alkyl chains that extend beyond 20 carbons. If the alkyl chain expands more than 20 carbons then it may not penetrate the memory. This would affect the memory significantly if the cell membrane could not penetrate the memory. This would cause the bacteria to be dysfunctional. When observing gram-positive bacteria one can perceive that the bacteria consist of teichoic…

essential (Bush 2014). One recent study shows 50% of HIV/AIDS patients had severe sepsis at ICU admission or during the ICU stay. An astounding 90% of nosocomial infections were the source of sepsis and the microbiology of infections was mostly gram-negative rods Serratia marcescens (three) made up 7% (Japiassú…

data for the four microorganisms which includes Micrococcus luteus, Citrobacter freundii, Hafnia alvei, and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Micrococcus luteus is a gram positive, coccus shaped microorganism that is nonmotile and unable to grow on glucose minimal media or simmons citrate agar (Kocur, 1972;). Citrobacter freundii is a gram negative, bacillus…

fact, 1 out of every 25 hospitalized patients becomes affected by an HAI. (4) There are several types of pathogens capable of causing healthcare acquired infections. Gram-negative bacteria are known for causing infections in the bloodstream, pneumonia, wound infections, surgical site infections, and even meningitis. Gram-negative bacteria are resistant to most antibiotics which is what makes them so difficult to treat.…

2.0 Introduction Consumption of foods and beverages that encourages a healthy living, better health and lowering the risk of sickness has become very popular among the consumer whom are health conscious. Hence, a lot more attention is paid to different food extracts such as green tea extracts, grape seed extracts and ginger extracts as they posed excellent antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties (Martin et al. 2009). These extracts have great potential in improving the…