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Q: What are the materials used to grow microorganism like Spirulina?

A: Introduction In this question we will discuss about the materials used to grow microorganisms like…

Q: Why is it important for the commercial canning process to destroy the endospores of Clostridium…

A: An endospore is basically a dormant, tough and non-reproductive structure produced by some bacteria.

Q: How does E coli grow in liquid medium?

A: The liquid medium is used to grow the bacteria culture in the test tube and also it will involve the…

Q: Why is it incorrect to say that bacteria produce toxins to harm their host?

A: When a bacterium invades a host cell it may produce a toxin. Toxins are strong elements that are…

Q: Which of the following bacteria can survive in in temperatures ranging from 390F (40C)---to 990F…

A: Thermophiles Are a type of heat-loving microbe that lives in a variety of ecological niches such as…

Q: How do cyanobacteria survive freezing and desiccation?

A: Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae are gram-positive, photosynthetic prokaryotes. They are one of the…

Q: What is botulism?

A: Any infectious agent or microorganism (Virus, bacterium, protozoa, ETC) that can cause disease is a…

Q: What characteristics of microorganisms make them important research tools?

A: Introduction  Microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, viruses etc. are not just pathogenic and…

Q: What are the requirements to support microbial growth?

A: Microbial growth refers to growth (increases in the number of cells) of a microbial population. In…

Q: What   kills Haemophilus influenzae?

A: Haemophilus influenzae is gram-negative bacteria and cause infection in respiratory tract. This…

Q: Summarize the terms used to characterize microbes based on their  physical growth factors;  1. pH…

A: 1. pH  Acidophiles are those microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely acidic conditions…

Q: Why does one microbe cause disease, whereas another,closely related species is completely harmless?

A: There are a variety of pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of bacteria that are related to each…

Q: What are the physical requirements that must be considered when trying to grow microbes?

A: A technique which is used for growing the microorganisms in an in vitro condition is referred to as…

Q: When can E. coli become potentially pathogenic (disease-causing)?

A: E Coli or Escherichia Coli is a bacteria. A bacterial cell is a type of prokaryotic cell. It means…

Q: why is microalgae spirulina is most commonly used to reduce air pollution?

A: Pollution is the presence of harmful substances in the environment. These harmful substances are…

Q: What are the similarities and differences between the functions of antibiotics, antiseptics, and…

A: Antibiotics: It is a type of antimicrobial substance which are active against bacterial infections.…

Q: What is the Microorganism involved in the spoilage of canned curdled evaporated milk and Glutinous…

A: Any microorganism attack can degrade the food product quality and make them non-consumable by…

Q: What are the infectious agents of the microbial world?

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Q: If coliform bacteria are native to human colons, why the big concern over coliform contamination?

A: According to the question, we have to mention the solution of the question asked above i.e. If…

Q: What characteristics make a pathogen or its productsparticularly useful as a biological weapon?

A: A biological weapon as the term suggests is the weapon that includes microorganisms and it is…

Q: Why are gram-negative bacteria more resistant than gram-positive bacteria to the cytoplasmic target…

A: Antibiotics are a type of microbial substances which are active against bacterial cells and it is…

Q: In which of the four phases of bacterial growth would an antibiotic best work?

A: Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms. we can not see bacteria through naked eye. Some…

Q: In what type of environments can a microorganism be found?

A: Answer: Introduction: Microorganisms are the organisms that are too small to be seen by naked eyes.…

Q: Why is biofilm development in catheters (tubes that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct or…

A: Catheters are thin tubes made of soft plastic material that can be inserted into the body. A urinary…

Q: Why do most antibacterial drugs not destroy human cells?

A: Antibiotic A chemical substance that inhibits the growth of microorganism by altering the…

Q: Why wouldn’t antibiotics work as therapy for botulism?

A: Botulism is a bacterial-based disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum which is an…

Q: Because elemental poisons, such as heavy metals, cannot be furtherdegraded even by microbes, what is…

A: Biological degradation is a process that results in the decay of complex substances into simpler…

Q: What is NBES?

A: NBEs stands for new biological entities. It can be defined as biological products that involve…

Q: What is the difference between an endotoxin and an exotoxin?

A: Nearly wherever we look, both within and outside of living things, there are microbes. Toxins…

Q: Why can milk become sour due to bacteria even though it has been pasteurized?

A: Pasteurization is the process in which non-packaged and packaged foods such as fruit juice, milk, or…

Q: Can bacteria survive without  a capsule?

A: Bacteria are single-celled prokaryotes ubiquitous in nature. As such, they can be found in different…

Q: Why would proteins be degraded?

A: Proteins are the sequences of amino acids in which different amino acids are joined by the formation…

Q: Which of the following BEST describes an agent that is bacteriostatic? A) It suspends bacterial…

A: Correct answer is D

Q: What is  bactericide exposure?

A: The term bactericide is related to bacteria. Bacteria are unicellular and prokaryotic organisms that…

Q: Why does hydrogen peroxide are most effective against probiotics?

A: Hydrogen peroxide is a peroxide. It acts as an oxidizing agent

Q: With regard to gram-negative enterics, what do the letters O, H,and K stand for?

A: The major classes of antigens which are used in defining strains of Gram negative bacilli are 0-…

Q: Would a syringe filter with a pore size of 0.22 micrometers be able to completely remove all…

A: Filtration refers to the sterilization technique that eliminates the microorganism. The fluid that…

Q: What is one difference between fermentation and anaerobic respiration?  Since neither requires…

A: Respiration  There are three types of processes of oxidation of food substrates in different…

Q: Which bacteria is a common cause of food poisoning?

A: Answer: FOOD POISONING : It is the condition when the disease is caused by ingestion of the spoiled…

Q: How do the chemicals such as bisphenols, halogens, alcohols, and heavy metals affect microbial…

A: Physical and chemical methods are used to control the microbes. Chemical methods are where chemicals…

Q: ium that causes Hansen’s disease (leprosy), Mycobacterium leprae, infects mostly the extremities of…

A: A chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae is refers as leprosy. The pathogen of…

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.