Essays on Bacteria

Acidithiobacillus strains SP5/1 and HV2/2 are rod-shaped, Gram-negative, γ-proteobacterium, aerobically pyrite-oxidizing and Acidophilic bacteria that thrives optimally at 30°C and 45°C respectively. S-layer molecular structure similarity in symmetry in the closely related species can be used as a taxonomic characteristic that distinguishes phylogenetic position of…

Meningitis can affect people of all ages; however, infants at 6-18 months of age are at an increased risk for developing bacterial meningitis. Elderly people are also at risk due to their decline in immune functions, as well as people with illnesses which affects their…

The purpose of these experiments is to view bacterial cells under a microscope by staining the cells and accommodating their characteristics with the stains used as different bacteria cells have different characteristics, depending on the environment in which they are exposed in. Experiment 4 covers…

In acute care and long term care, people are vulnerable to new and potent bacterial strains that resist our most powerful antibiotics. The antibiotic penicillin was a great discovery by Alexander Fleming and at the time it was being hailed as a magic bullet. Fleming…

Human beings are closely related to the earth and all its components, which includes the flora, fauna, from the largest of beings to the smallest of creature. While we can experience our association with the seemingly visible world, surely we can’t ignore the role of…

Multiple human diseases caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria become resistant to commercial antibiotics and also natural traditional medicines. The development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has grown to be a major issue to bio-pharma industries and human health. So, there is an urgent need…

Bacteria Bacteria are minuscule single-celled living beings that flourish in assorted situations. They can live inside soil, in the sea and inside the human gut. Association of people with microscopic organisms is unpredictable. At times they loan some assistance, by turning sour drain into yogurt,…

Bacteriophage are the most abundant replicating entities on the planet. They can potentially serve as a tool for eliminating microbial pathogens from people, drinking water, and food. Towards these aims a grant has been issued by the European Research Council to develop bacteriophage against antibiotic…

It is an amazing fact that one gram of fertile top soil may contain 1000-4000 million bacteria and up to 100 meters of fungal mycelium. Urban soils are mostly compacted, have disturbed soil profiles, are over fertilised, are over watered or under watered, have low…

Whether it is the beautiful coral reefs off the coast of Australia attracting tourists and fish for breeding grounds, Coca-Cola Bears in Antarctica, Bacteria being used in the medical field for treatment of pathogens, or in humans in everyday activity, Biodiversity is everywhere (Pimm 2018)….