If a kitchen washcloth harbors microbes that can be transmitted to an individual to cause disease, then the washcloth is considered a pathogen. a biofilm. a fomite. an endospore. a virus.

Q: List three (3) advantages microbes have when living in a biofilm, as compared to planktonic growth.…

A: Some bacteria live in the group/aggregates and form a strong structural network, that provides lots…

Q: Which of the following characterize biofilms that form within the body?

A: Biofilms are syntrophic (cross feeding) censorium of microorganisms.  It may develop on living or…

Q: For microorganisms, the selection of numbers of individual organisms who can survive until they are…

A: Microorganisms - Microorganisms are microscopic organisms. They are unicellular or multicellular or…

Q: This microbial community is a called a ________

A: Bacterial members when present in clusters of different types or species under a coating of an…

Q: A bacterium which normally lives in the human body without causing any harm, but when circumstances…

A: Answer: PATHOGENIC BACTERIA = These are the invaded bacteria , which infects the human body, and…

Q: Which of the following is not one of the six major elements microbes need tosurvive, grow, and…

A: Microbes are small, unicellular, and microscopic organisms. They can be bacteria, viruses, or fungi.…

Q: What does biofilms look like add images Biofilms

A: Biofilms are the film or the thin layer that is responsible for the contamination of the medical…

Q: Which of the following are ways in which forming a biofilm can make a bacterial infection more…

A: Biofilms are a collective of one or more types of microorganisms that can grow on many different…

Q: Give an example of a medically relevant biofilm that forms invirtually all healthy humans

A: Introduction: Biofilm is defined as a community of microorganisms attached to the surface, embedded…

Q: Which type of pathogen is the easiest to destroy?

A: Answer: PATHOGEN : These are the foreign particles which enters the host body and are able to cause…

Q: In a viable plate count, each _________ represents a  _________fromthe sample population.a. cell,…

A: In microbiology, there are several methods to enumerate bacterial count in a particular sample. The…

Q: The term culture refers to the _____________ growth of microorganisms in_________ . a. rapid, an…

A: The growth of microscopic organisms which can be observed with the naked eye by seeing the cluster…

Q: True or False: both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria have a cell membrane inside of their…

A: Microorganisms are those small organisms that are invisible to the normal naked eye and can be seen…

Q: A term to describe physical treatments that kill microbes on items or surfaces would be…

A: Microbes are microorganisms that make up a large fraction of the atmosphere. They are present…

Q: A microbicidal agent has what effect?a. sterilizesb. inhibits microorganismsc. is toxic to human…

A: Microbicidal is the biocidal compound that used to reduce the infectivity of the microorganisms such…

Q: Which of the following pairs of terms is mismatched? Virucide - inactivates viruses Germicide -…

A: Introduction: Antimicrobials are agents used to stop or kill the growth of microorganisms. They are…

Q: Which of the following statement(s) correctly apply to biofilms? (Select all that apply) O Biofilms…

A: Biofilms are a consortium of microorganisms that are embedded in a self produced matrix of…

Q: Which of the following is FALSE about biofilms? Can play a major role in human infections and…

A: Concept used:  Biofilms    Definitions required:  Biofilms - Biofilms can be defined as adaptations…

Q: When a bacterium is pathogenic, how does it affect its host (the plant or animal that the bacterium…

A: A pathogen is a tiny living organism, such as a bacterium or virus. It may be referred to as an…

Q: information regarding biofilms on the internet (use a valid resource site), This can include…

A: An organism that can not be seen through the naked eye is known as the microorganism. To see these…

Q: The microbial species, Brocadia anammoxidans belongs to which organism group

A: The earth contains countless generally uncharacterized Bacteria and Archaea. Microbiologists are…

Q: A bacterium which normally lives in the human body without causing any harm, but when circumstances…

A: Many type of bacteria are present throughout the world some bacteria are beneficial to human and…

Q: Microbe that causes Disease Environment in which the microbe thrives How to break the environmental…

A: The microbiology studies about both the diseases causing microbes and beneficiary microbes, about…

Q: /hich of the following are ways in which forming a biofilm can make a bacterial fection more…

A: Option b.

Q: Flagellated microbe, a mutualist found in termite intestines, makes cellulase

A: Mutualism is the ecological interaction observed among two or more species and every species…

Q: Which one of the following statements regarding antibiotics is FALSE? It is a substance produced by…

A: Antibiotics derived from the microorgansims or produced synthetically ,(wholly or partially)  to…

Q: is a sticky layer of polysaccharide or protein surrounding a bacterial cell, for the purpose of…

A: Bacteria are the most important microorganisms to the food processor. Some bacteria are beneficial…

Q: Give situations of biofilms and explain what they are.

A: A colony is comprised of two or more intraspecific individuals who live in close proximity to or are…

Q: Biofilm is Multicellular organisms Colonial organism Single cell

A: As per our honor code, we are authorized to answer one question at a time, since you have not…

Q: why  Small Fraction of Bacteria Are Pathogens

A: Pathogen is defined as an organism with a potential to cause disease in hosts. The severity with…

Q: Parasites - Microbe structure and composition of genetic material.  - Method of replication

A: Parasites are organisms which depend on other host organisms for vital functions and obtaining food…

Q: Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT infection fog production…

A: Ans: Fog production

Q: Antibiotics any group of chemical substance duced by various microorganisms and fungi the growth or…

A: Antibiotics are antimicrobial agents that are responsible for treating infections produced by…

Q: Defined the following Pure culture Colony Fill in the spaces : 1- Examples of cultural…

A: A colony of bacteria is made up of millions of identical bacterial cells, each originating from one…

Q: Microbes are found in whichhabitat?a. human bodyb. earth’s crustc. oceansd. all of the above

A: A microorganism, or microbe, is a microscopic organism, which may exist in its single-celled form or…

Q: Summarize the terms used to characterize microbes based on their  physical growth factors;    -…

A: Halophiles are microorganisms with the ability to grow optimally in an environment of high salt…

Q: True or False: if an organism is multicellular, you can be certain that it is not a bacterium.

A: Multicellular: These are the organisms which consists of more than one cell  Examples include human…

Q: which of the following definitions is not technically correct? a. broad spectrum - effective…

A: microorganisms can be treated with antimicrobial agents , and prevent their growth and kill them .

Q: Explain how microbial agents A through D in the following diagram compare in effectiveness against…

A: It is used to determine the susceptibility of a given test organism (clinical) against a range of…

Q: Which of the following are criteria for antibiotics? (select all that apply) Chemical substance…

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Q: Which of the following reports bacteria counts as colony-forming units? Turbidity Most probable…

A: Bacteria are microscopic unicellular organisms that can be grown in culture for the benefit of the…

Q: The survival, growth and reproduction of microorganisms are influenced by physical and nutritional…

A: *The survival and growth and reproduction of microorganisms are influenced by physical and…

Q: Microbes can provide beneficial activities. Bioremediation (using bacteria) is a process used to…

A: Answer

Q: Provide some information regarding biofilms that you read about in your textbook, on the internet…

A: Biofilm is an aggregation of one or more type of microorganisms(bacteria) which adhere together and…

Q: Acyclovir, Streptomycin, polymyxin, sulfonamide, or penicillin (choose one to fill in the blank…

A: Antibiotic drugs are widely utilised in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections since…

Q: In 1894 used a corpse and figured out that a was responsible for the symptoms of the plague. O Louis…

A: Louis Pasture gave rabies vaccine, anthrax vaccine, cholera vaccine and also gave the pasteurisation…

Q: Find out the role of microbes in the following and discuss it with your teacher.(a) Single cell…

A: The microbe is a term used for microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, ETC. These…

Q: For most folks, their knowledge of the importance of microbes is limited to just those microbes that…

A: Microbes include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and microscopic plants. Many of the microbes are useful…

Wound infections

A wound is damaged or breaks in the surface of the skin. The wound is divided into two types, they are acute wound that includes minor cuts, laceration, bites, etc, and chronic wounds that can become slow to heal including ulcers on the legs and feet. Redness, pain, and swelling are signs of a wound.