Microbiology Answers

essica was in the hospital for an extended period with a DiCaling difficulties? severe respiratory infection. During that period she received multiple IM injections and was discharged with orders to continue the injections daily until the doctor advised her to discontinue them. The nursing staff had been injecting the medication into the gluteal area, but this area was becoming sore from all of the prior injec- tions. What options might she use for the future to avoid pain in the area of the injections?

You use phase contrast microscopy to observe a wet mount of a soil sample (the fi rst picture below) and a “goo” sample (the second image below) from the ELVIS. In what ways are the potential ET microbes similar to microbes previously characterized on Earth? In what ways are they diff erent? How could you determine whether the microbes present in the soil or goo samples are phylogenetically similar or distant from known microorganisms on Earth?

1. Are the antibiotic producing isolates sensitive to known antibiotics? 2. If so, what does this tell us about the isolates? How might this relate to the antibiotics they produce?

From the negative stain below describe the morphology and arrangement of the bacteria.

1.    What kind of mouse model will you use in these studies? Briefly explain.

a. You want to study the innate immune response against a pathogen.

b. You want to study the adaptive immune response against a pathogen

How you will handle spills release of BSL-3 pathogens in a laboratory? Give at least 5 steps.