Essays on Microbiology

Introduction Milk’s characteristics as a highly nutritional product containing proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins,minerals and essential amino acids, with its neutral pH and high water activity make it not only an excellent food source for human consumption, but a great medium for microorganisms to grow (Frank,…

Ever since the earth was inhabited, the lives of humans have depended on wetlands and the idea of sustaining these essential resources for their continual existence always inspires and motivates me. Raised up in a coastal town of Ghana, I have been exposed to how…

After culturing cells, there are multiple colonies in the 1x102X culture plate. There are not only bacterial colonies but also fungal growth in the plate. A colony was carefully chosen and picked up to be cultured in nutrient broth for further use. From the results…

People living in developing countries depends primarily on traditional plants as a source for treating diseases by killing microorganisms such as E. coli and Salmonella that causes diseases and illness in the body. One of such common plant available in developing countries like Philippines is…

INTRODUCTION During the centuries that have gone by, the indigenous systems of medicine has become extensive and heterogeneous. Out of about 2,000 items recorded in medical literature, less than 200 are of mineral and animal origin the rest are derived from herbal sources. The herbal…

Introduction These days, one of the most common diseases among the world’s population is related to bone injuries. Thus, mimicking natural bones through making polymer/inorganic composite biomaterials would be a good way to produce implants to replace the damaged bone tissues [1, 2]. One of…

Abstract: Background: MRSA is a gram-positive cocci and one of the pathogenic genes of this bacterium is coagulase gene (Coa) that found in all pathogenic strains. Aim of this study is evaluating the antimicrobial effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Satureja mutica , zinc oxide nanoparticle…

ABSTRACT Two people decided to find out what types of bacteria is growing in campus. Soil was the choice of sample gathering. The bacteria was obtained and cultured to give rise to colonies which was then taken to determine its morphology as well as to…

Introduction This lab was conducted to change the genotype and phenotype of a bacterium called Escherichia Coli (E. Coil). This bacterium is commonly used in various experiments and most often because of how fast it grows and easy to work with. Escherichia Coli (E. Coil)…

Experiment Three: Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria Abstract: Antibiotics are a very useful tool in treating illness caused by bacteria. Specific antibiotics act against specific bacteria in different ways to inhibit the growth of the bacteria. Spread plates with E.coli, E.cloacae and K.pneumoniae were prepared…