Microbiology Answers

Briefly explain how Salmonella typhi can be isolated and identified from raw milk

Discuss the differences between a food intoxication and a food infection, give three  examples of both types of food poisoning and give a typical mechanism of a food  intoxication by Staphylococcus aureus. 

Which of the following statements are true?

Multiple answers are accepted for this question

a. Care must be taken when handling samples in the lab to avoid cross-contamination.

b. Care must be taken when handling samples to ensure the safety of you and your labmates.

c. Samples must be returned to where you found them.

d. Used materials should be left in plain sight so that TAs can dispose of them.

e. Special care should be taken to dispose of used materials according to instructions in the lab manual and from TAs.

F. Gloves and lab coats are optional.

If you want to generate a good hypothesis you need to

a. be able to design an experiment or controlled study based on your hypothesis

b. have a lot of evidence in support of your hypothesis before you begin

c. be able to predict what you will see in order to say you have found evidence in support

d. have a rationale behind the hypothesis based on observation or previous results

explain the antimicrobial influences of freezing.

briefly describe the microbial defects associated with wheat flour, pasteurized milk and tomatoes

describe the traditional meat preservation method recommended to keep meat safe for a long time.

explain the factors that make fish more prone to microbial spoilage that flesh from bovine species