Staphylococcus

organisms for present study is MRSA, a microorganism which has developed resistance to the almost all types of antibiotics. Staphylococcus aureus the catastrophic effects of staphylococcus have affected human kind since very early history and it is believed that 6th plague of Egypt which was named as “incurable boils” was also caused by staphylococcus. But the name staphylococcus was given after the two Greek words stands for staphylos (grips) and kokkos (seeds/berry) in 1882 by the Scottish…

professor had suggested that instead of me continuing on ahead doing the catalase test she had recommended that I do a mannitol salt agar test or a Blood agar test for my final test, which would help determine between Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis. I decided to go along with the mannitol salt agar method and again with my inoculated loop I grabbed some of my unknown #15 and I had applied it to aseptic technique to the agar plate. While waiting for my results to appear,…

Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacteria known as a major human pathogen causing a wide range of infections. Enterotoxigenic bacteria can be defined as bacteria that producing or pertaining in production of enterotoxin, thus enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus is one of the bacteria that produce enterotoxin (Schelin et al., 2011). Most of previous research, an occurrence of enterotoxigenic S. aureus in food caused one the most frequent microbial diseases which known as Gastroenteritis…

Exam II BIO 235 1.A. Citrobacter diversus is gram negative and is a member of the Enterobacteriacea family. This is a large group which is found in water, soil, decaying matter, and even the large intestines of humans, animals, and insects. This group of bacteria is known for being responsible for hospital acquired infections which have been named nosocomial infections. Oftentimes, they can be opportunistic infections which means they often do not cause infection in immunocompetent individuals…

Through careful evaluation in all the test that were successfully completed it is safe to say that there is indeed Staphylococcus aureus within the throat. In the collection and isolation of the mixed culture from the nose and throat there were seven different test that aided in conformation of these two samples, which was the MSA fermentation plates, the beta hemolysis of the blood and DNA agar plate, the coagulase test, Antimicrobial substibility, the characteristics that were viewed under the…

Growing up as an only child to a single parent who worked two jobs to pay the bills taught me a great deal about life. I was not only taught to work hard, but also to be dedicated to by my goals. I saw the injustices of life in ways other children were sheltered from. I remember how difficult it was for my mother to work 16 hours and still provide a home cooked dinner for me, and during that dinner listen to how my day was spent. There were even some days she had to take me to work with her at…

Staphylococcus Aureus How it started S. aureus belongs to the Staphylococcaceae family. This special germ is a major source of pus. It was discovered and named by Scottish surgeon Alexander Ogston in 1880. He was distressed with the high rate of post- operative mortality and unwilling to accept death as a likely outcome of surgery. He was a fan and follower of the value of antisepsis advocated by Joseph Lister. Ogston abandoned the contemporary teaching that pus formation was a necessary stage…

Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for various types of infections including skin and also respiratory tract infections. S.aureus can infect tissue when if the defensive line such as the skin or mucosal barriers had been breached. The infection caused by this bacteria can be spread in different modes such as direct contact from an infected wound, contact with the hyaluronidase, an enzyme produced by the bacteria that destroys tissues or even skin to skin contact with an infected person.…

Aortic graft infection is rare and carries a poor prognosis. The conventional managements for prosthetic graft infection are surgical debridement, removal of the infected graft, and reconstruction with the new graft prosthesis. However, these approaches are not feasible for some patients with anatomical difficulty of excision or severe comorbid medical illnesses. We report a case of aortic prosthetic graft infection treated successfully with long term antibiotics without surgical intervention. A…

Impact of penicillin, novobiocin, and kanamycin on Staphylococcus aureus bacterial growth Introduction: In today’s world, bacteria are becoming more abundant and strong in terms of their resistance to antibiotics. As a result of increasing prescription potency, clinicians are supposed to be conscious of those patients who are more inclined to infection by prescribing the appropriate antibiotics on the basis of their sensitivities along with their cultures (Fleming et al., 2006). A recent case…