MIC 205 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A woman aged 29 years and member of an Amish community gave birth to her child at home, assisted by an unlicensed childbirth assistant. At 10 days postpartum, the patient developed numbness in the face and neck pain, leading to a stiff neck and jaw and extreme difficulty swallowing and breathing. Upon admission to the hospital, the patient was administered medication including muscle relaxants, antibodies to fight the suspected microbe, antibiotics, and additionally she required mechan...

at a minimum, all viruses are composed of 1. nucleic acids 2. proteins obligate (in regards to viruses) viruses must have a host cell any virus that specifically infects bacteria bacteriophage order of viral life cycle 1. adsorption 2. penetration/ uncoating 3. synthesis 4. assembly 5. release

Know what the Spontaneous Generation Debate was, which scientists played a part, and how each contributed to settling the debate. Who finally disproved it? How? Why didn't the other experiments prove/disprove spontaneous generation? penned by Aristotle, held its own for over 2000 years. Francesco Redi did not believe in spontaneous generation. 1668, set up an experiment to disprove it. (Meat in the flask experiment. One uncovered, one with a film, and one with a cork. Flies/maggots only ...

MIC 205 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Why are vaccines important for protection against exotoxin induced diseases such as tetanus and diphtheria - Answer--they induce protection of specific antibodies that will immediately bind the toxin if encountered later, providing fast protection -following initial exposure to exotoxin, antibody production takes time during which the exotoxin may cause extensive damage or even death Koch's 4 postulates in order: - Answer-1. microorganism...

MIC 205 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers the application of heat below 100C to kill nonresistant yeasts in milk, wine, and fruit juices is called - Answer-pasteurization the use of microbes or their products in commerce or industry - Answer-biotechnology coliform bacteria have what characteristics (4) - Answer-1. lactose-fermenting 2. bacilli 3. gram-negative 4. gas-producing steps to describe the cheese making process (4) - Answer-1. inoculation of pasteurized milk 2. develo...

MIC 205 Exam 3 Questions with All Correct Answers Psychrophiles - Answer-cold-loving microbes Mesophiles - Answer-those growing best between 20 degrees and 40 degrees celcius; the human pathogens are in this group Thermophiles - Answer-heat loving microbes minimum growth temperature - Answer-the lowest temperature at which the species will grow optimum growth temperature - Answer-the temperature at which the species grows best maximum growth temperature - Answer-the highest tempe...

MIC 205 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers the application of heat below 100C to kill nonresistant yeasts in milk, wine, and fruit juices is called - Answer-pasteurization the use of microbes or their products in commerce or industry - Answer-biotechnology coliform bacteria have what characteristics (4) - Answer-1. lactose-fermenting 2. bacilli 3. gram-negative 4. gas-producing steps to describe the cheese making process (4) - Answer-1. inoculation of pasteurized milk 2. develo...

MIC 205 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Why are vaccines important for protection against exotoxin induced diseases such as tetanus and diphtheria - Answer--they induce protection of specific antibodies that will immediately bind the toxin if encountered later, providing fast protection -following initial exposure to exotoxin, antibody production takes time during which the exotoxin may cause extensive damage or even death Koch's 4 postulates in order: - Answer-1. microorgan...

MIC 205 Final Test Questions with Correct Answers A culture medium on which only gram-positive organisms grow and yellow halo surrounds Staphylococcus aureus colonies is called a(n) A) selective medium. B) differential medium. C) enrichment culture. D) selective and differential medium. E) differential and enrichment culture. - Answer-d) selective and differential medium. Which of the following statements regarding the glycolysis pathway is FALSE? A) Four ATP molecules are generated...

MIC 205 Exam 3 Questions with All Correct Answers Psychrophiles - Answer-cold-loving microbes Mesophiles - Answer-those growing best between 20 degrees and 40 degrees celcius; the human pathogens are in this group Thermophiles - Answer-heat loving microbes minimum growth temperature - Answer-the lowest temperature at which the species will grow optimum growth temperature - Answer-the temperature at which the species grows best maximum growth temperature - Answer-the highest temperatur...