What is the focus of the Housemann-Rodrik-Velasco growth diagnostic framework?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using fi ltration as a method of control?

A: Filtration is the separating of substances based on their different chemical and physical qualities.…

Q: How are the Kato Katz Technique results reported?

A: The Kato–Katz technique is a laboratory procedure for preparing human stool samples  parasite egg…

Q: What is ORF scanning?

A: The open reading frame(ORF) in molecular genetics is a continuous stretch of codons that begins with…

Q: What is the methods used for identifying unknown bacteria?

A: Ability of identifying various microorganisms have many important application.For example,in the…

Q: In a COVID test, why is it necessary to swab all the way at the back of the nose and throat

A: The COVID-19 pandemic has currently affected the whole world and has claimed a huge number of lives.…

Q: What are challenges or difficulties we may encounter for identifying a bacillus cereus microbe ?

A: Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive, facultatively anaerobe, and the rod-shaped bacterium present in…

Q: Draw a alternative to the Kirby-Bauer procedure.

A: Introduction: The Kirby-Bauer procedure is also known as the disk diffusion method. It is a…

Q: During the Lederberg and Tatum experiment, theresearchers compared the growth of mutant strains…

A: Conjugation is the process by which bacteria transfers its genetic material to the other bacteria by…

Q: Identify one culture-based and one non-culture-based method used for analyzing bacterial growth.

A: Bacteria divide by binary fission. They grow in an exponential manner. Four different phases can be…

Q: What order should the steps be in for this culture method?

A: A conditional mutant is a mutant that exhibits a wild-type phenotype under permissive conditions but…

Q: Where did evidence of SRY come from?

A: SRY is a gene which is found on chromosome Y. It is male sex determination factor in  Human beings.

Q: What pathogenic agent undergoes the Sigmoidoscopy Material procedure?

A: The sigmaidoscopy procedure test uses a thin flexible tube with a camera and light on one end. The…

Q: What is the usage of the superresolution microscopy technique?

A: The microscope is identified as an optical instrument to observe very small objects. It is able to…

Q: What is the application of differential centrifugation?

A: In the laboratories, different kinds of techniques and devices are used to separate components of a…

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of multitest systems for bacterial identification?

A: A multitest system is the combination of multiple biochemical tests useful in identification for the…

Q: What is the purpose of the S-9 in the Ames test?

A: The Ames test is a generally utilized technique that utilizes bacteria to test whether a given…

Q: describe the agar-overlay technique

A: Biological techniques are processes or methods for trying to study living things. They include…

Q: what is the difference between presumptive and confirmational analysis?

A: There are certain tests which requires simple techniques while other require complex experimental…

Q: How is the Etest® carried out? When might it be used instead of the Kirby-Bauer test?

A: Etest (antimicrobial gradient method) is a quantitative method for the determination of the…

Q: What is the difference between streak plate method and spread plate technique?

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Q: What is the significance of properly labeling collected specimen?

A: The specimen collected should be labelled properly before bringing it to the laboratory for testing.…

Q: Is there any difference between the effects of dipping versus swabbing?Which method appears to be…

A: Bacteria are very small. They cannot be observed with the naked eye. Every surface like a plant,…

Q: What is the purpose of making a serial dilution?

A: Given: In microbiology, serial dilutions (log dilutions) are used to reduce the bacterial…

Q: What are the readings that are displayed on the screen of the semi automated analyzer?

A: Before the arrival of automated machines, scientists used to conduct reactions on test tubes or…

Q: How does plating efficiency affect the number of plaque-forming units? How is plating efficiency…

A: A viral plaque is defined as the visible structure formed on the culture plate of bacteria or any…

Q: I understand that microarrays are being used to define the molecular abnormality and the prognosis…

A: Leukemia and types

Q: What are the criteria used in the CDC classification of bioterrorism agents?

A: Biological toxins or pathogenic organisms used for terrorist purposes to cause death and disease in…

Q: What are the possible sources of contamination that may result during the streak plate procedure?

A: The streak plate procedure is used to isolate microbial colonies in pure form. During the procedure,…

Q: How can a suspect bacterium be fingerprinted?

A: DNA fingerprinting is a technique for detecting a high number of minisatellites in the genome at the…

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of viable cell count and the turbidimetric methods?

A: In turbidimetric determination of cell growth ,after inoculation of the bacterial culture the…

Q: When using the blue/ white colony screening method, what do blue colonies represent ?

A: Blue- white screening is used for the identification of recombinant bacteria.

Q: What is the significance of serial dilution in determining viable count?

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Q: Which chemotherapeutic agent was the most effective and least effective to each test organism (E.…

A: chemotherapeutic agent is a substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of cancer cells.…

Q: If the bacterium was lysogenized by a bacteriophage that has a virulence gene, determine the kind of…

A: The phenotypic approaches involve identifying bacteria by taking into account their behaviour and…

Q: Identify the most commonly used technique for diagnosing COVID-19? And the clinical sample for each…

A: Coronavirus disease or COVID 19 is an infectious disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. CO'…

Q: What are the key points necessary for proper collection ofclinical specimens, and why is it…

A: Clinical specimens are those biological specimens taken from a patient's body that will be used for…

Q: How accurate are DNA swab tests?

A: DNA swab tests for certain genetic variants.

Q: Discuss the ways of measuring the extent of decalcification, post decalcification procedures, and…

A: 1. Mechanical test- done by touching or bending the fingers to determine tissue consistency.  2. X…

Q: What are the advantages of molecular diagnostics over conventional methods?

A: Disease: -any discomfort, disability, or impairment in the health caused due to functional or…

Q: What are the different methods of sensitivity testing? Discuss briefly

A: Sensitivity testing describes the effectiveness of antibiotics, antifungals, anti-inflammatories,…

Q: What are the different manufacturing methods of Suppositories dosage form? Explain heat molding…

A: Suppositories are the solid medication  that delivers drug in rectum ,vagina and or urethera. Most…

Q: What is meant by the word sterile? Why is aseptic techniquenecessary for successful maintenance of…

A: Microbes are all pervading. They are found everywhere, in air, water, any substratum, inside and on…

Q: What is the main difference between Digital Mammography and Conventional Mammography?

A: A diagnostic tool is an instrument or a device used to diagnose the health status of a body. This…

Q: Why must the entire calibration procedure be performed for each objective?

A: An ocular micrometer has a circular "glass disk" that fits in a microscope eyepiece and possesses a…

Q: Why do DNA polymerases fromthermophilic microbes significantly improve the PCRprocedure?

A: Step 1 :Introduction PCR has been used widely in fields such as forensics, genetic testing, and…

Q: What is the purpose of using the streak plate method?

A: Solution-  Introduction -  Streak plate technique is used  for the isolation into a pure culture of…

Q: What is the goal of isolation streak plate technique? Why is microbial considered a pure culture?

A: Streaking : Streaking for isolation on an agar plate involves the successive dilution of organisms…