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A: Introduction Trichuriasis:- It is an infection of the large intestine caused by a parasite called…
Q: What is the treatment for Plasmodium falciparum?
A: Plasmodium falciparum is a type of protozoan that is responsible for causing malaria. Malaria is a…
Q: Is Plasmodium falciparum treatable?
A: Plasmodium falciparum is involved in causing malaria in humans and are single-celled protozoan…
Q: In what people would infection with H. capsulatum beespecially serious?
A: Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of dimorphic fungi that causes a lung infection known as…
Q: Why must the antitoxin be administered in the earliest phases of botulism?
A: BOTULISMBotulism is a disease condition caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. It is an…
Q: What makes Bacillus particularly difficult to kill either by physical or chemical means?
A: Bacillus are aerobic bacteria that are road shaped; they are gram positive and with passing agent…
Q: How does Ostreococcus differ from Prochlorococcus? What dothey have in common?
A: An organism Prochlorococcus is significant, particularly function as the primary producer in the…
Q: What makes the Amanita phalloides toxins so harmful that even one cap can kill an adult?
A: Amanita phalloides is a most poisonous mushroom. Every part of mushroom is highly poisonous and…
Q: What property of Staphylococcus epidermidis helps it to colonize plastic materials used in medical…
A: Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. The microorganisms…
Q: Why would a complex culture medium for Leuconostocmesenteroides be easier to prepare than a…
A: Culture medium: It is also known as a growth medium where specific microorganisms and plants will…
Q: Why do wound infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa sometimes have green pus?
A: There are some living organisms that are not possibly be observed by the naked eye and only visible…
Q: Why might members of Campylobacter not be isolated from a stoolspecimen in a diagnostic laboratory?
A: Efficient Detection of pathogenic organisms ensures the success of laboratory techniques. It is…
Q: How does one can differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from Bacillus subtilis
A: Answer: Staphylococcus aureus = These are the gram positive bacteria, and coccus shaped (circular).…
Q: What medical conditions commonly predispose patients to mycoticinfection?
A: Fungi are the multicellular eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophs and contain chitin in their…
Q: What is the habitat of candida auris infection?
A: Candida aurius is a fungal species belonging to family saccharoomycetacae. It causes candidiasis in…
Q: Why are healthy individuals in hospitals not considered to be as much at risk for infections by…
A: Superbugs are the microorganisms which can be Bactria, viruses or fungi, which develop resistance…
Q: How is L. pneumophila usually detected, and whatare the various means of treating legionellosis in…
A: Bacteria are microscopic single-celled prokaryotes that thrive in diverse environmental conditions.…
Q: Do you think that all the residential flora of mouth cause dental caries? Explain.
A: The presence of nutrients, epithelial debris, and secretions makes the mouth a favorable habitat for…
Q: What are the characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that makes them resistant to iodophor?
A: Pseudomonas aeruginosa commonly occurs in soil and water. These bacterial infections if happen to a…
Q: What is salmonella typhi? From what family it is?
A: Microorganisms are microscopic organisms that generally exist as one biological cell. Different…
Q: What is unusual about the reservoir of Legionella? What is theepidemiological pattern of the…
A: Legionella is a genus of motile, Gram-negative bacteria that causes legionellosis including a…
Q: Write a paragraph describing the microscopic morphology of: a) Clostridium perfringes b)…
A: Morphology is the study of the external structural attributes of an organism. The genus Clostridium…
Q: Can Clostridium botulinum survive in water
A: Clostridium botulinum is a rod shaped anaerobic bacteria that survive and grow in the absence of…
Q: In what two forms can Bacillus cereus food poisoning manifestitself?
A: Bacillus cereus is found in soil and can produce spores which are heat resistant. It is a foodborne…
Q: Is Bacillus cereus pathogenic?
A: Bacillus Cereus bacteria commensal or pathogenic to foods
Q: Explain why people in certain occupations are at increased risk ofbecoming infected with…
A: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a pathogen that causes skin infection, and rarely, septicemia, and…
Q: Identify the food sources of Listeria monocytogenesinfections. How does Listeria evade the immune…
A: Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacteria that is capable of causing an infection known as…
Q: what is the host response to the infection of clostridium tetani and what is the pathogenesis of…
A: Clostridium tetani is the causative agent of the disease called tetanus. This is a bacillus…
Q: What diseases involve Helicobacter pylori infection?
A: Step 1 Helicobacter pylori infection takes place when H. pylori bacteria infects the human stomach.…
Q: Why does transmission of cholera usually require a largeinoculum?
A: Diarrhoeal diseases which include cholera, are the important cause of morbidity and the second most…
Q: How does Salmonella typhimurium avoid being killed by phagocytes.
A: Salmonella manipulates inflammatory pathways and the autophagy process. Salmonella evades the…
Q: How staphylococcus capitis differ from streptococcus salivarius?
A: Staphylococcus capitis is part of the normal flora of the human skin. It is associated with…
Q: What is Plasmodium falciparum?
A: Protozoans are single celled eukaryotic organisms. They can be free living or parasitic, which feed…
Q: What do rickettsias and chlamydias derive from the host?
A: Rickettsia and chlamydia are obligate intracellular organisms. The rickettsia are the parasites…
Q: Adequate cooking is the usual way to prevent food poisoning. Whydoesn’t it work for Clostridium…
A: Food-borne illness or food poisoning is an illness caused by consuming foods that are contaminated…
Q: What is unusual about the organism Pyrolobus fumarii?
A: Microbes are the tiny organisms which are unable to see with the naked eye. Microbes are…
Q: Describe the following in Corynebacterium diphtheriae infections (a) Toxigenesis
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Q: Who discovered Acanthamoeba keratitis? And is it an obligate aerobe?
A: Introduction A parasite is an organism that lives in another organism, called the host, and often…
Q: What precautions can be taken to prevent rickettsial infections?
A: Rickettsial diseases and related contaminations, (for example, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Q…
Q: What is the gram reaction, oxygen requirement, size, incubation period and number of days being…
A: Mucormycosis represents a group of life-threatening infections caused by fungi of the order…
Q: What antibiotic treats shigella flexneri?
A: Microbes, which are tiny and nearly invisible, have had a huge influence on society since the…
Q: How does one can differentiate Klebsiella pneumoniae from Salmonella typhimurium
A: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram-negative bacteria that cause infections like pneumonia. Salmonella…
Q: How does Clostridium Perfringens contribute to the virulence of the pathogens, and give one specific…
A: Food contaminated by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens causes food poisoning. It is responsible…
Q: What medical conditions commonly predispose patients to m ycotic infection?
A: Conditions that predispose patients to any of the opportunistic fungal pathogens are as follows:…
Q: Why does Propionigenium modestum require sodium for growth?
A: Propionigenium modestum grows from the fermentation of succinate to propionate and CO2.
Why do healthy adults usually not contract Clostridium difficile
infections?
Microorganisms are small organism that cannot be seen by naked eyes. Microorganism such as bacteria most commonly occur in the soil, air, water and in adverse conditions. Bacteria are prokaryotic organism. Some of the bacteria are useful and some of them are harmful.
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