* What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite, the type of pathogen, and any other pertinent information on the pathogen. Salmonellosis is an infection with the bacteria called Salmonella. There are many different kinds of Salmonella bacteria. Salmonella serotype Typhimurium and Salmonella serotype Enteritidis are the most common cases in the United States. * How is this infectious agent transmitted
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The important usage of all parts of MoringaOleifera has been utilized by the different parts of the world as medicinal, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, and even clarifying drinking water. This rapidly-growing tree was utilized by ancient Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians. It is now widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many locations in the tropics and has an antibiotic ability (Fahey, 2005). It has been introduced and become naturalized in other parts
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[pic] What does biotechnology mean? A general description of biotechnology is using living things to create products or to do tasks for human beings. Biotechnology is the practice of using plants, animals and micro-organisms such as bacteria, as well as biological processes - such as the ripening of fruit or the bacteria that break down compost - to some benefit. For example, biotechnology is used in industry, medicine and agriculture to produce foods, medicines, and test for diseases and
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• What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Clostridium perfringens is a bacteria that can be found in the intestines of animals and humans. There are other environmental sources such as soil and sediment and also can be found in areas that may have been polluted with human or animal feces. Clostridium perfringens is commonly found in raw beef or poultry. Clostridium perfringens usually grows in areas
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce a variety of lab techniques to students working on the common problem of identifying an unknown bacterium. This lab helps students develop an understanding of the biochemical and molecular differences in bacteria and introduces the concept of identifying species based on characeristic gene sequences. Students work through two types of identification procedures, one classical and one involving DNA sequencing, then compare the results of the two methods
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Introduction Plant extracts can be very significant in the therapeutic treatment of microbial infections and extracts are often purified and incorporated into commercially available remedies7. These chemical compounds, referred to as secondary metabolites, are produced by plants as part of their defence mechanism in response to microbial infection7. Plants such as lemon (Citrus limon)2, mint (Mentha piperita)8, garlic (Allium sativum)3, and roots such as ginger (Zingiber officinale)3 produce active
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Salmonella What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Salmonellosis is an infection with bacteria called Salmonella. The Salmonella consist of a range of very closely related bacteria, many of which cause disease in humans and animals. There are many different kinds of these bacteria. Salmonella serotype Typhimurium and Salmonella serotype Enteritidis are the most common types in the United States
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Salmonella • What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Salmonella is the name of the bacteria that is found in many raw or undercooked food. The pathogen that causes salmonella is Salmonella enterica bacterium in the Latin name, other known as Salmonella. You can find this in undercooked meat, poultry, dairy products, and seafood. There are two age groups that are more than likely to be affected are
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Humans are not perfect and they will never be perfect because they were built to make mistakes. In life there is a balance. We balance the right of the world by doing something wrong and in this way we get along in life. If we did not make wrong choices we would never get anything done. Throughout history people have made mistakes every single day. Some errors turn out to be a good thing while some turn out to be something disastrous. The discovery of Penicillin and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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Why People Should Not Be Allowed to Keep Exotic Animals as Pets I know most people including myself have wanted to own a wild or exotic animals but this Is my argument on why that is not a good idea. I know for me I have always been attached to owning a lion cub but as we all know lions cubs become big lions who could easily out weigh the average human being by 300 hundred pounds. Even if u were to get these animals on the day they were born you can never take all the wild out of a wild
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