Microorganism

Thesis: After Joseph Lister read an article of Louis Pasteur about germ theory, he remembered that in Carlisle, England, people got rid of trash smell by using a spray. He discovered that the spray used killed germs, which caused smell. "Robert Koch was the first scientist to devise a series of tests used to assess the germ theory of disease." At about 1870, the world accepted their "changing" discovery and soon the Germ Theory began. Thus the discoveries of these men revolutionized and…

Are antibiotics overprescribed? Many people around the world are victims of bacterial antibiotic resistance. This is a result of doctors overprescribing antibiotics when unnecessary. Many antibiotics are prescribed for illnesses that caused by viruses. Doctors grab their prescription pad, when symptoms of common infection are shown in their patients, as there is no accurate diagnostic testing for bacterial infections. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics through overexposure. On the other…

Strategies Raising awareness (3) among the public and healthcare professionals through campaigns and events can help to educate people to the risks of antibiotic resistance and measures they can take to reduce the risk of it. Since 2008 there has been an European Antibiotic awareness day each year which has been found to be not only successful in raising awareness and changing the behaviour of healthcare professionals and the public in the way that they handle antibiotics but it was also quite…

‘Revenge of the microbes’ by Abigail A. Salyer and co-author Dixie D. Whitt are both professors in the department of Microbiology at the University of Illinois. After thorough research by the professors, this great piece was published. This masterpiece, happens to be a reliable source for mere educative information about the microbiological world we find ourselves in but it could also be used as a good source for rich information about the activities of microbes and the role they play in our…

The main idea of this podcast was the identification of everyone’s unique microbiome, and how does it change when introduced to new microbes. First, was the fact that every individual has their own microbial ecosystem specific to themselves. Where one lives and what someone eats can define the makeup of these ecosystems on the skin, in the mouth, and in the gut. These items are relevant to the classroom in that we must be aware of this dynamic ecosystem, especially when prescribing antibiotics.…

Another method in which antibiotic resistance occurs is via the freezing of polymorphisms (Eric D. Brown and Gerald D. Wright 2016). Polymorphisms are discontinuous variations in gene which results in numerous types of individuals within a species an example being the variations that exist between the single Canisfamiliaris species of dog. In the case of antibiotic resistance, freezing of certain polymorphisms means that bacte1ia cells who have variation which adequate makes up for fitness…

Micropattern Named “ Sharklet ™ “ Transmission of bacterial infections, including MRSA and MSSA could be curbed by coating hospitals surfaces with microscopic bumps that mimic the scaly surface of shark skin, according to research published in the open access journal “Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections Control”. In other word the mimicking of the shark’s skin is useful to prevent from bacterial infections to spread in hospitals facilities . The study modelled how well different materials…

Objectives: The purpose of this project is to identify two separate microbial organisms from a given list, which are to be inoculated from a mixed broth culture. Multiple tests will be performed in order to eliminate all organisms from the list that do not provide significant results for the identification of the unknown specimens. Journal Entries: April 17, 2018. Today we began the unknown project. I obtained the unknown broth tube #15. I used two Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) plates in order to…

After completing several thorough procedures to discover my unknown bacteria, bacteria #304, it was discovered to be Escherichia coli or for short E.coli. I can conclude that my answer is correct because several tests were conducted leading me to the specific bacteria. The first step taken to discover the unknown bacteria was a gram stain. A section of the unknown bacteria was taken and stained with crystal violet and safrinin so that the bacterium was visible under a microscope. The gram stain…

Restrictions on Antibiotics The CDC estimates that more than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year with the flu or with flu-related complications. Most people will believe that antibiotics are the resolution to all of their illnesses when in actuality, they are wrong. Antibiotics are not the resolve to every illness, in most cases antibiotics can work negatively. Antibiotic overuse is a serious matter that must be addressed by more people. The use of antibiotics should be restricted to…