1. What organism caused this condition? The organism is Clostridium difficile, which is a type of Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria also an obligate spore-forming anaerobe that produces several virulence. - Explain what structure this organism produces that is important in the spread of this organism among patients. Clostridium difficile spores are extremely hardy, and can survive for long amounts of time in environments without of food. The spores are resistant to drying and heating. The ability
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The purpose of this lab was to identify one unknown Gram positive bacterium and one unknown Gram negative bacterium by observing growth patterns of differential and selective media. As shown in the results section, these tests were performed, allowing for the unknown to be determined by comparing the results of the tests with known bacteria. The Gram positive bacteria tested were Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus
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Discussion Given the data and observation in Table 1 the identity of unknown E may be P.vulgaris because it scored a 31/38 in comparison with P.aeruginosa who had a 15/38 when both were compared to unknown E. This was based on using the Gram stain outcome and the blood agar outcomes to rule out the other species from being considered. Unknown E was a species that came from a plastic urinary catheter in a long-term healthcare facility. These conclusions are supported by literature as Enterobacteriaceae
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Klebsiella is a gram-negative bacteria that can cause severe infections and diseases. The term “Klebsiella” comes from the German pathologist, Edwin Klebs who had done important research about infectious diseases. Klebsiella belongs to the family of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria (Buzzle.) They are immovable and are rod-shaped bacteria (Microbe Wiki.) They are also an encapsulated bacteria, the capsule covering a cell helps to become resistant to many antibiotics (Microbe Wiki.) Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Discovering which bacteria are responsible for causing infection in a patient is a very helpful tool and allows for accuracy in providing appropriate antibiotic therapy. A technique utilized is called Gram staining. Gram staining is a type of differential staining method meaning that the stains will react differently depending on the bacteria present. This is a good starting point for identifying specific bacteria. In our scenario, Bacillus, Escherichia, or a Mycoplasma is expected to be found. Bacillus
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The microbe that I have chosen to study is Yersinia pestis, the causative organism of the black plague. The genus Yersinia is a part of the family Enterobacteriaceae. 3 of the species in this family are pathogenic; Yersinia pestis, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Yersinia pestis is a gram-negative bacteria, it is nonmotile, and does not form endospores. It is a coccobacillus that displays unusual bipolar staining. The optimal growth temperature of Yersinia pestis is 28°
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Medicine is considered among the top innovations of WWII (Chris Finnamore, David Ludlow). About 200 million lives were saved by the use of penicillin (Harry Ridgewell). The use of blood plasma helped ninety-six soldiers out of every one hundred (Anastasia Kirby Lundquist). Sulfanilamide helped about 10,000 patients, including one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's son (The Intellectual, Devotional Health, 52). Some of the medical breakthroughs during WWII were penicillin, plasma, and sulfanilamide.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a single stranded RNA virus that belongs to the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses. This virus is also known as RSV, Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus or Palivizumab. This is one of the contributors of the common cold and is very prominent in the fall, winter and spring seasons. Although symptoms are somewhat mild in older kids and adults, the virus can cause respiratory infections and other complications in the elderly, younger kids and babies and also those with weakened
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SCI/165 Food borne illness short answer questions 1. What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus or parasite. Salmonella is an infection with salmonella bacteria. 2. How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water? Salmonella can definitely be transmitted through food products, mostly raw foods. It can definitely be transmitted on food that has been prepared on
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Desiree Alaquinez Theme #8 HiST 1301 Mr. Myers Cholera Cholera is a deadly infection that occurs in the small intestine; which is caused by the bacterium vibrio cholera. The disease is most commonly found in places that are very crowded, war affiliated, extremely low scarcity of food, and especially if a place is poorly sanitized. Africa, South Asia, and Latin America are just some parts of the world that come across this deadly disease. Cholera first originated and made its appearance in India
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