Difference between a cell wall And a Gram Stain Janet Myers
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Isolation and characterization of bacterial endophytes from indigenous tree legumes (Colophospermum mopane) and screening for their potential to produce plant growth hormones. HIT 400 Project Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology (Hons) Degree in Biotechnology To Biotechnology Department School of Industrial Sciences and Technology Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) By Edinah Tembo` H1210549T Under the supervision
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AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK: CHINA TO MALAYSIA 2 Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus was first noted in March 2013 in China. It was originally observed in poultry but human cases followed. In the spring of 2013, 132 human H7N9 infections were reported, with 44 leading to death. On February 12, 2014, the first case outside of China was reported. The case was located in Malaysia in a patient from an H7N9 exposed area of China. This traveler served as the vector for transmitting
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Discuss the emergence of the Ebola pandemic as a threat to national security INTRODUCTION National security is the protection or the safety of a country’s secrets and its citizens. The term national security encompasses within it economic security, monetary security, energy security, environmental security, military security, political security and security of energy and natural resources. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness
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Non-affected countries need to strengthen the capacity to detect and immediately contain new cases, while avoiding measures that will create unnecessary interference with international travel or trade. Discuss this view. (15 marks) Ebola was first detected in 1976 in Sudan and Zaire (named after the Ebola River in Zaire). The first outbreak of Ebola – Sudan – infected over 284 people, having a mortality rate of 53%. A few months later, the second Ebola virus emerged from Yambuku in Zaire – the
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Food-Borne Illness: Salmonella 1. What is the infectious agent that causes this infectious disease? For example, name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Salmonella is a bacterial infection of the intestines. It is also known as Salmonellosis. This bacterium is a shaped like a rod and takes on a reddish color. There are over 2,300 types of bacteria that make up the salmonella family. The bacterium that is the most common is Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium. Those types of
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Giardiasis • What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? Giardiasis is caused by the protozoan family of pathogens. Protozoans are typically associated with tropical-like diseases, are known to be often found in third world countries, and are single-celled organisms.¹ The particular protozoan that causes Giardiasis is a flagellate known as Giardia Lamblia.² This protozoan can stay intact and inactive outside of the body in cyst form for several months and still
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Malathion is an organophosphorous insecticide widely used in agricultural and non agricultural purposes in India, creates a serious threat to the environment as well as target and non target organisms.the objective of the study was to determine the toxicity of malathion at sublethal concentration for 28 days on certain biochemical parameter including blood urea,creatinine and blood urea nitrogen of fresh water fish channa punctatus(Bloch.). The sub lethal concentration was 0.09ml(1/5 of LC50) of
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As mentioned at the outset, WNE is caused by an infection from the WNV, which is a member of the genus Flavivirus (Salinas, 2016, p. 1). According to the World Health Organization, microbe transmission often occurs from birds (which are the reservoir hosts of the virus), to humans via Aedes, Culex or Anopheles mosquitos (the vector), primarily in early autumn (2011, para. 7). The pathophysiology of West Nile Virus (WNV) begins with peripheral inoculation (via a mosquito bite), and thus the initial
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Salmonellosis is caused by many things, but one would have never thought it could be caused by just eating food. A common way this disease is caused is by consuming uncooked food and unpasteurized drinks. In other words, “Salmonella food poisoning is a bacterial food poisoning caused by the Salmonella bacterium. It results in the swelling of the lining of the stomach and intestines (gastroenteritis)” (Carson-De Witt 1). Some of the foods that often contain this bacteria include rare chicken, raw
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