. If you wanted to determine the number of endospores in a sample of soil, what could you do before plating it?

Q: Justify the incredible heat resistance of endospores

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Q: You will appreciate the abundance of soil microbes when you consider that the plate of them we…

A: Microbes have a crucial part in the soil's production. They generate lytic enzymes that aid in the…

Q: Justify the incredible heat resistance of endospore.

A: An endospore is a dormant, asexual spore that is produced inside a bacterial cell. It helps the…

Q: giving examples to illustrate your answer define both selective media and enrichment media as might…

A: Every microbiologist must eventually grow bacteria in the lab for research purposes. Bacterial…

Q: Biofilms often consist of multiple species of bacteria.True or false?

A: Bacteria are the prokaryotic organisms. They are unicellular type.

Q: What kind of microscope was invented in 1932 that was able to record images of transparent…

A: A microscope is a laboratory instrument used to examine objects that are too small to be seen by the…

Q: Nitrogen fixing bacteria can use atmospheric nitrogen as their sole source of nitrogen. Imagine you…

A: The microbes are grown in an artificial culture medium in a laboratory set up. These media provide…

Q: Explain why a green metallic sheen is formed when E. coli is grown on Eosin Methylene Blue Agar.

A: Escherichia coli is the gram negative bacteria.

Q: explain the liquid growth analysis process in your own words

A: Growth media in a liquid form is called as Nutrient broth. It's composition mainly consists of…

Q: Give three reasons why endospores are much more resistant to heat than are vegetative cells.

A: Endospores are dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structure and are produced by some bacteria and…

Q: Could you explain the difference ( and possibly show the difference) between a growth on Agar slants…

A: Growth of cultures in slants and broth can provide us with useful information regarding their…

Q: Some exconjugants did not grow on minimal medium. On what medium would they grow?

A: Exconjugants can be described as bacterial cells, which separates following the conjugation. A…

Q: SIN 1. а. 2. а. b. b. С. С. d. d. е. е.

A: Bacterial colonies refer to a group of bacteria. These are derived from a single mother.

Q: Distinguish an exospore from an endospore

A: Bacteria also called as microbes are prokaryotic organisms which are minute. Bacteria have simple…

Q: Discuss the resistance and significance of endospores.

A: The endospore is a non-reproductive structure which is produced by archaea and some bacteria. It is…

Q: What do you mean by “colony” of microorganisms?

A: The earth ecosystem is full of various organisms. These organisms are prokaryotes or eukaryotes. The…

Q: Why do scientists study soil and water microorganismswhen searching for new antibiotics?

A: Introduction: Antimicrobials are chemical-based substances that are targetted against microbes and…

Q: How large can a bacterium be? How small? Why is itthat we likely know the lower limit more…

A: Bacteria are unicellular organisms that are typically within the micrometer size range as a result…

Q: By accident, you placed a mesophile organism in a growth medium at pH 8. You expected it to die but…

A: Mesophiles are microorganisms that thrive at temperatures between 20 and 45 degrees Celsius, with an…

Q: When observing the endodpore slide in the microscope, what is the difference between endospore and…

A: In spore staining the dye, Malachite green is used for staining the spore, and steaming is used as…

Q: Your lab coordinator has decided to grow and maintain a sourdough starter.  A sourdough starter is a…

A: Fermentation is the anaerobic process by which microorganisms use carbohydrates as substrates to…

Q: In experimental microbiology classification of bacteria is very important. Why is essential to…

A: The microbes and E.coli both are prokaryotic organisms which give us a different field of…

Q: Growth of microbes in a solid media is identified by the formation of? a) Pellicle at the top of…

A: A culture medium or growth medium is may be liquid, solid, or semi-solid designed to promote growth…

Q: (refer to the photo below) Which of the 2 types of bacteria will soon die? Why?

A: P.caudatum will die soon. P. aurelia outcompetes P. caudatum for food, leading to the latter's…

Q: mans capable to make helpful endo

A: Endospore is a non-reproductive structure. It is dormant and tough in nature. It ensures the…

Q: From the given option below what is the community of prokaryotes surrounded by slime and adhering to…

A: Prokaryotes are microbes without a nucleus or even other organelles in their cells. Bacteria and…

Q: Explain the importance of describing the morphological characteristics of bacterial colonies when…

A: Introduction A bacterial colony is a cluster of bacteria that all came from the same mother cell.…

Q: Explain the function of endospores

A: Introduction:- In unfavourable conditions, gram-positive bacteria produce endospores, which are…

Q: The graph shows the number of microbial cells (log scale) against time in a liquid culture. In which…

A: Bacterial growth is divided into four stages. During the lag phase, the bacterium prepares itself by…

Q: Which microscope is most useful for visualizing a biofilm? O fluorescence microscope O…

A: Fluorescence microscope : it is a type of microscope in which the subject or specimen is analysed by…

Q: Besides recrystallization process, give another general idea how to purify your crude product.

A: Recrystallization is a chemical purification method. When both contaminants and a chemical are…

Q: Why are endospores particularly promlematic in the food industry? State two protocols the food…

A: To determine: Why endospores is problematic in food industry. Protocols to reduce endospore forming…

Q: Why would it be beneficial for bacteria to form endospores

A: Endospores are the non-reproductive structures that are produced by the bacteria. They are dormant…

Q: From the given option below what is the community of prokaryotes surrounded by slime and adhering to…

A: Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a true nucleus and other membrane bound organelles.  Some…

Q: which of these are important in creating biofilms? (select all that apply) choose the correct…

A: The collections of one or more types of microorganisms which may grow on many different surfaces are…

Q: Why are some bacteria difficult to grow in the laboratory? Relate this to what you know so far about…

A: Microorganisms are isolated and cultured for various reasons. The role of media in the culture,…

Q: A fastidious organism must be grown on what type of medium? a. general-purpose medium c. synthetic…

A: The medium or the growth medium has essential nutrients for the growth of the microbes. There…

Q: 2:16 Bacterial Growth Lab Back General Microbiology_23210 Use this data: time 30 oC 37 oC Minutes)…

A: Increases in the total cell mass, as well as in cell numbers, accompany population growth.…

Q: In an experiment, the bacteria were placed in dropper bottles containing glycerol as a carbon…

A: The purpose is to kill any previous bacteria on the loop before it is exposed to the bacteria. The…

Q: In your own words, explain the factors that influence the growth of microorganisms.

A:

Q: Expain the species of soil bacterium ?

A: There are majorly three types of soil bacteria. These bacteria have the ability to fix nitrogen…

Q: Describe the term nanopores

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence in…

Q: Should cheesemakers be worried about endospore growth of Gram-positive cells? Why or why not?

A: Bacteria are organisms that are found almost everywhere on earth and are free-living cells that are…

Q: based on the attached photo, compute the cfu/ml of 42 colonies at plate 10^5. show the complete…

A: To calculate the colony-forming unit per ml (cfu/ml) following formula can be used. CFU/ml= no. of…

Q: On agar plate does each discrete colony represent the growth of one cell? Explain your answer. Why…

A: Question - On agar plate does each discrete colony represent the growth of one cell? Explain your…

Q: Include a diagram of the layers of an endospore with each layer labeled

A: A labelled diagram of endospore layers is given below.

Q: Formation of a(n______) allows some soil bacteria to survive adverse conditions. a. pilus c.…

A: Introduction:- Microorganisms are adaptable to their surroundings, able to detect and adapt to their…

Microbial Isolation

Isolation of the microorganisms in microbiology is the process of developing a pure culture by separating one species of microbe from a mixture of many other species. A pure culture is a culture that contains only one species of microbe.