Listeria

One of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis is Neisseria meningitidis, which can be acquired globally. N. meningitidis is normal flora in the human nasopharynx, but if an individual becomes susceptible, it can lead to bacterial meningitis. Incidence of N. meningitidis is strongly influenced by age. Infants have the highest risk for meningococcal disease. Low serum bactericidal antibody levels play a large role in those that are at risk for infection. Those with compromised immune…

There is no doubt that pharmaceuticals and herbal supplements are big business. Choosing the best, and safest remedy is something that should definitely be researched. Although I am not saying that the amazing advances in medicine are not to be utilized when necessary, it is my true belief that alternative medicine and nutrition should be used more as a means of staying healthy before the use of a miracle pill, as prescribed by a doctor, becomes necessary. Our western culture has raised us to…

Food is an essential requirement for the wellbeing of all living creatures. As our lives are progressing our eating habits are changing too. With a rapid growth of economic and financial responsibilities, individuals are inclined towards investing their time in productive genre rather than engaging themselves in lengthier process of traditional cooking. Therefore, instant foods and ready-to-eat foods are becoming more and more acceptable by people. Instant foods and ready-to-eat foods are one of…

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The germinal stage starts with fertilisation. When the egg is fertilised it is called a zygote. The most common is to be fertilised in the fallopian tube, then the zygote is moved along the fallopian tube toward the uterus. It is a long trip that can take up to a week, all the while on this journey the zygote is dividing and growing. Once the zygote has divided multiple times the zygote changes into a blastocyst. A combination of forty-six chromosomes determines the physical characteristics and…

Proteus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonellae, shigallae, Haemophilus influenza, Pasteuerella, Neisseria meningitides, Vibro cholera, Bordetella pertussis, Bacillus anthracis, Corynebacterium diptheriae, Streptococcus faecalis, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Borrelia and Leptospira interrogans (L. icterohemorrhagicae). Despite having the combination of bacitracin with neomycin provide a broad-spectrum effect, they do not cover Nocardia,…

for them. Factory farming needs to be shut down because meat and dairy are a huge part in the reason people are becoming sick and dying. There are a multitude of illness one can get from meat products, such as: salmonella, e. Coli., norovirus, and Listeria. “Each year 76 million Americans become ill from food-borne illness, and thousands die” (Factory Farming and Humans). Humans can also contract chronic disease, obesity, and drug resistant bacteria because of these farms. The more you consume…

are either pathogenic or food spoiler. They are particularly effective against lactic acid bacteria that are a common agent of food spoilage, especially in dairy products (Rai, 2011). Also, the nicin is effective against pathogenic microbes such as Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum (Dworkin and Falkow, 2006). Additionally, nisin is a stable under higher temperatures that pathogenic and food spoiling microorganisms cannot survive. Nisin is stable at 121˚C, a temperature where food…

Sidney Poitier is a famous African American actor and director who has earned many awards for his love of acting. Sidney had a hard childhood and did not have very good behavior in his early life. He saw plenty of racism and prejudice in his childhood and helped put a stop to it in his adult life. He never had a great education but he still had many significant accomplishments! Sidney was born prematurely on February 20, 1927 to a poor family in Miami, Florida while the Bahamian…

INTRODUCTION : Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian (Indian, Bangladeshi, Nepali, Sri Lankan, and Pakistani) cuisine and ritual. Ghee is a type of clarified butter that is prepared by boiling butter and removing the residue. Spices can be added for flavor. Ghee has a long shelf-life and needs no refrigeration if kept in an airtight container to prevent oxidation. The texture, color and taste of ghee depends on the…