Category: Microbiology

As you watch television, scroll through social media sites, listen to your frien

As you watch television, scroll through social media sites, listen to your friends and family, read blogs and the news, you’re probably exposed to different stories about microbiology.  Now, more than ever, you will likely hear about viruses, bacteria, or other microbes as topics of discussion.
Write three to four paragraphs about any of these microbiological topics that you encounter: 
Please use your own words. This journal is to discuss your learning, opinions, and things that maybe you would have missed or not understood without this class.
Absolutely do NOT just post an article you find, or a summary of an article. If you journal is ABOUT an article, you can include a brief summary, but most of the content should be your feelings and thoughts.
While the topic can be about disease, it does not have to be.  Remember that microbes are a part of our lives in many other ways other than disease causing agents. 
If this was a discussion you were participating in, tell a little about what you contributed to the topic.
State what you have learned in class that made this topic stand out to you.

1.Discuss the characteristics of eukaryotic microorganisms.
2. Identify the life

1.Discuss the characteristics of eukaryotic microorganisms.
2. Identify the life cycles of select eukaryotic organisms.

Identify critical information about the cellular nature and habitat of microbes.

Identify critical information about the cellular nature and habitat of microbes.
Discuss how it applies to your daily life.
Instructions
Your initial reply involves the following.
Choose one of the following locations: home or work. Then, answer the following questions clearly and thoroughly. Check your grammar, please. Your post should be between 150 and 200 words. You may check this by clicking on “Tools” on the top menu.
Where would you find a high population of microbes, and why? Does microbes’ size so tiny that they can only be seen with a microscope affect where they live? Choose at least three areas of your chosen location.
How do you keep the microbial population down or under control in the areas you explained above? Explain in detail.
Why do you want to keep the microbial population under control in those areas?

Upon successful completion of these assignments, the student should be able to:

Upon successful completion of these assignments, the student should be able to:
Label the parts of the microscope and provide their function.
Practice gram staining and acid-fast staining techniques by following their flow charts.
Instructions:
Click the interactive “Virtual Labs” link. Next, click “Gram Staining” on the top center of the simulator and perform the indicated activities. As you move forward by pressing “Continue,” a link labeled “Photo” may appear in view. Click on it to see an actual photo of the slide.
Using the same interactive virtual lab, click “Using the Microscope” and perform the indicated activities. Pay attention to the names and functions of the microscope parts and how to use the oil immersion lens.
Print out the pdf “Label the Microscope Parts” (created and freely available by MicroscopeWorld.com) and label its parts. Please write down your name on the top right of the paper, take a picture, and upload it here.
On the left side of the printout “Label the Microscope Parts,” write down the answers to these questions (you do not have to write down the question, only the response using one to three words): What was added on the prepared slide when viewing the yogurt specimen with the 100x objective? How are the dyes removed from the fixed slide?
Sketch a flow chart for gram staining. A flow chart is a simple sketch that outlines the steps to complete a procedure. Include the names of the stains and the timing. Here is an explanatory video on how to create a flow chart.

Microorganism Profile – APA Format Paper
Purpose:
The purpose of the paper is t

Microorganism Profile – APA Format Paper
Purpose:
The purpose of the paper is to enhance student understanding of the concepts of microbiology and how microorganisms interact with their host by applying these concepts to a specific microorganism. Additionally, this assignment serves as an artifact showing that students have demonstrated achieving the competency on scientific literacy. General Education Competency 6 states: Learners will gain the ability to read with understanding scientific content and engage in dialogue about scientific issues.
Introduction:
The Microorganism Profile Paper requires the ability to apply scientific knowledge that you acquire both inside and outside the microbiology classroom. You will also be required to communicate your knowledge of microbiological concepts in written and graphical means. You will construct a comprehensive profile of a microorganism that you are assigned by the faculty using the guidance document below. This microorganism is a pathogen that you may encounter in your nursing career. As you progress through the paper, you will be asked to provide written explanations of microbiological concepts in your own words. Your paper will also need to include a diagram that you create, demonstrating how your assigned microbe is transmitted. All written answers are expected to meet accepted standards for grammar, syntax, and punctuation, and the paper will be submitted in APA format. Proper microbiology terminology is also expected. The completed paper is to be submitted electronically via the Assignment Drop Box in Canvas in week 9.
The Big Picture:
As you progress through this course, you will acquire information in a sequential, topic-specific manner. Each topic will include information that is relevant to this assignment. For example, the knowledge you gain from the lesson on bacterial cell morphology will be applied to the first paper topic, “Cell Morphology and Growth Requirements.” Your answers are expected to include information from sources that go beyond the textbook or classroom. Examples include peer-reviewed journal articles, interviews with clinicians who deal with microbes daily, personal experiences, and other reputable sources. You are expected to clearly understand the meaning of each topic before you construct your answer. For example, you are expected to know the meaning of “epidemiology” and to understand the topics that are connected to it. Don’t forget to read and understand the rubric before you start. Refer to it often: it will help guide you through the process.

Based on what you learned from the Videos about antimicrobial resistance , discu

Based on what you learned from the Videos about antimicrobial resistance , discuss the following in two paragraphs (a paragraph should be a minimum of 150 words).
How do bacteria develop resistance (first paragraph)
What can be done to reduce antimicrobial resistance? (2nd paragraph)

How do our microflora affect us?
Based what you have learned from the websites a

How do our microflora affect us?
Based what you have learned from the websites and articles about microflora, write a two paragraph discussion on how
microflora influence our health and what can we do to sustain a healthy
microflora in our body.
Be sure to do the following before starting your discussion
Go to http://commonfund.nih.gov/hmp/index and learn about Human Microbiome Project.
Go to https://www.bbc.com/news/health-18422288 and listen to the BBC radio
program on Human Microbiomes
.Read these articles
https://carlzimmer.com/tending-the-bodys-microbial…

Some of My Best Friends Are Germs

Acces the following site Sciencedaily Once you are in, look across the top menu

Acces the following site Sciencedaily Once you are in, look across the top menu tab, click on ‘News’, from the navigation bar to the left, scroll down to ‘Health & Medicine’, click to access, again, look to the left and scroll down to ‘Infectious Diseases’, click on that and you will open the page ‘Top Articles’. Select an article you like to read and discuss, you can also read related articles shown on the side of the main article. For more article choices, go to the bottom of the page and select next page until you can find one.
After you read through all the materials you want, write a short report (min 2 paragraphs )(in your own words) to relay the contents of the news to the rest of the class and also express your own opinion.

Scientists
are concerned that bacteria will be resistant to all antibiotics with

Scientists
are concerned that bacteria will be resistant to all antibiotics within
the next decade. Using your knowledge of genetics, describe how
bacterial populations can develop drug resistance in such a short time
frame. Explain why the following statement is false: Sexual reproduction
is the only mechanism for genetic change. How can bacteriophages impact
bacterial genetics? What extracellular appendages and mechanisms can
bacteria use to introduce new genes to neighboring bacteria? Use
references in MLA format.

Your Lab Signature Assignment is an oral report on a microbial disease. Create a

Your Lab Signature Assignment is an oral report on a microbial disease. Create a three- to five-minute video response that includes the following:
Select a disease that affects humans or animals whose causative agent is a bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, or other microorganism.
Create and deliver a presentation on your chosen disease in which you report on each of the following in detail:
Causative Agent: Describe and classify the microbe involved. If known, explain how the microbe causes/transmits the disease or interferes with normal body function. Also, describe the vector and/or life cycle for the microbe (if applicable).
Population(s) affected: What population(s) is/are at highest risk of contracting the disease? Are there any groups of people who should be tested? Please include statistical/geographical data and trends (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, or other source [http://www.cdc.govLinks to an external site., http://www.who.intLinks to an external site., etc.]).
Course of Disease: What are the usual signs/symptoms of someone with the disease? How is the disease diagnosed? What is the usual time course for recovery? Are there complications and/or long-term effects?
Interventions: Describe possible treatments and/or medical interventions. Is there a vaccine available? How can the disease be best prevented or kept under control?