Incubation period

Executive Summary The following report will be a reflection upon a previous creative experience during my third year at university. The experience has led to the emergence of my own small company, in which I displayed creativity throughout the process of it coming to light. In the report, I will analyse my experience with reference to different theories and models such as Amabile’s creative process, componential model of creativity and and Wallas’ creative process (1926). The theories and…

Tony D. (1995). The Penguins. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854667-X. pp 3). The tongue is equipped with rear-facing barbs to prevent prey from escaping when caught. Molting: Like for many wild mammals and birds, prolonged periods of feeding and fasting is normal phenomenon…

Antibiotics and disinfectants are both used to kill and prevent the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics come from the fungi family and are commonly used to kill bacteria. While each antibiotic works differently for particular bacterias, all of them either target physiological pathways to enable the disruption and killing of bacteria or it inhibits of cell growth ((of prokaryotic cells)). The physiological pathways are genetic and biochemical (act in converting to mediate bacterial response to an…

Unknown #380 was identified as Serratia liquefaciens and this information was received from the patient, Doris. This unknown is a part of the Serratia genus according to Brown’s Microbiological Application1, is a gram-negative rods that are usually found in the digestive tract. The data was gathered by isolating the organism and various tests were carried out, and observations from scientific literature were used to affirm that the organism is S. liquefaciens. Most of the tests carried out…

Haemophilus influenzae is a gram-negative, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacterium that is considered pleomorphic. There are six different identifiable strains of Haemophilus influenzae (type a-f). Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is the most common strain and is responsible for the most cases of serious infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Haemophilus influenzae type b is transmitted from person-to-person through respiratory droplets and direct contact with respiratory…

Even though there is no treatment for chickenpox, as it is a virus, there are still ways to help a person get through it. Varicella can’t be treated using antibiotics but there are medicines that relieve the symptoms and help to control them. Creams from your local pharmacy that help with the itching and red rash can be bought, although they do not cure the infection. Children can receive a vaccination from the age of 18 months to help try and prevent the virus. Paracetamol can help your child…

demonstrate alpha or gamma hemolytic activity. If it is examined within 24 hours of plating it will demonstrate alpha-hemolysis, but if examined past 24 hours it will demonstrate gamma-hemolysis (2). Unknown 15 was examined after a one week incubation period, thus, it demonstrated gamma-hemolysis. Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) was used to distinguish whether Unknown 15 belonged to the genus Enterococcus or Lactococcus. When streak plated onto the MSA medium, Unknown 15 grew on the plate and produced…

the Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Preventative Measures Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), also known as hyaline membrane disease, is a potentially fatal condition that effects newborns, mostly premature infants. About 40,000 newborns are diagnosed with this disease annually and the rate is growing rapidly (Ludman, Mark D). RDS is a common breathing problem with premature newborns because myriad organs of the infants are underdeveloped, especially the lungs. This prevents the newborn from…

areas with low sanitation most of the children under then already have the virus. These children usually don’t show any noticeable signs of the virus and epidemics usually don’t happen because the adults are immune to the virus. The average incubation period is usually 14-28 days. The symptoms of hepatitis A can include nausea, loss of appetite, fever, diarrhea, malaise, abdominal discomfort, dark coloured urine and the yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin. There is no cure, but…

hours in a room temperature environment, then there will be 10% more bacteria on it than on the ham and 20% more bacteria than on the bologna. The idea of this experiment is to test which lunch meat will attract more bacteria within a three day incubation period after being left out for nine hours. This project is interesting because bacteria growth on leftovers that have not been refrigerated has always interested me. Many people will leave out food, throw it back in the fridge, and get it back…