Microbiology Answers

How to make a standard curve for a qPCR on detection of the bacteria N Gonorrhea

How do you determine the amount of 'Complete Media' needed for a cellular culture, is there formula?

Is it dependent on the cell type?

 what is the difference naturally occurring antibiotics and chemically synthesized or semi-synthetic antibioti

. Why is it important that the bacteria thought to be causing an infection be isolated (separated from all other bacteria or cell types by streaking a clinical sample on petri dishes and selecting a single colony) from a clinical specimen prior to doing the antibiotic sensitivity testing?

Why is it necessary to use an antibiotic susceptibility chart (rather than simply the size of the zone of inhibition) to determine whether a bacterial isolate is sensitive, intermediate, or resistant to a particular antibiotic?

A fresh graduate student presented a research proposal on bovine Tuberculosis and strain identification involving conventional culturing techniques in your BSL2 laboratory, what is the hazard, characterize and evaluate the risk that either it is acceptable or not.

1.  What is meant by “R” and “S” forms of bacterial colonies and what relation do they have to capsule formation?

2. of what practical significance are capsule-forming bacteria in industry?

Describe the changes in artery structure associated with circulatory disease.

Explain the changes that high salt, high cholesterol and smoking may have on the structure of arteries to cause atherosclerosis

Why decolorizing is the most critical steps in gram stain?