Biofilms can have signifiant implications with respect to infection and effectiveness of antibiotic treatment. Write a short explanation of what is a biofilm and why they present challenges to antibiotic therapy

Q: List three (3) advantages microbes have when living in a biofilm, as compared to planktonic growth.…

A: Some bacteria live in the group/aggregates and form a strong structural network, that provides lots…

Q: Explain why there are far fewer antifungal agents than there are antibacterial agents

A: Antifungal agents are the agents that cause harm to the fungal cells while the antibacterial agents…

Q: Which of the following characterize biofilms that form within the body?

A: Biofilms are syntrophic (cross feeding) censorium of microorganisms.  It may develop on living or…

Q: Conjugation refers

A: Asexual reproduction is a form of reproduction that involves the production of a new organism. This…

Q: Biofilms protect bacteria from antibiotics due to reduced diffusion of the drug.

A: Several living and nonliving surfaces harbour the biofilms which are typically produced due to the…

Q: Which of the following are ways in which forming a biofilm can make a bacterial infection more…

A: Biofilms are a collective of one or more types of microorganisms that can grow on many different…

Q: Where biofilms can be found aside from surfaces . Explain the function of such biofilms to the…

A: A biofilm is a syntrophic consortium of microorganisms in which cells adhere to one another and, in…

Q: Using the correct microbiology term, classify this bacteria's shape

A: Gram stain (Gram staining or Gram's method), is a method of staining used to classify bacterial…

Q: , the most suitable description for the origin of each colony formed on the surface of a solid…

A: Origin of colony in solid medium.

Q: Explain how antibiotic resistance relates to microbiology

A: Antibiotic resistance meaning the germs such as bacteria , virus , parasite or fungi which are…

Q: Why are many bacteria considered useful?

A: Bacteria are a sort of organic cell. They establish an enormous area of prokaryotic microorganisms.…

Q: If a bacterial species is not susceptible to an antibacterial drug at the concentration present in a…

A: Introduction: Antibiotic resistance is a form of drug resistance where bacteria are able to survive…

Q: draw and interpret a graph depicting bacterial cell death. How would such a graph differ under a…

A: Chemical or biological agent that inhibits the reproduction in bacteria is known as bacteriostatic…

Q: Relate several advantages to communication within a biofilm.

A: Biofilms are complex bacterial communities that are adherent to a surface, an interface or to each…

Q: A term to describe physical treatments that kill microbes on items or surfaces would be…

A: Microbes are microorganisms that make up a large fraction of the atmosphere. They are present…

Q: The following are critical factors for bacteria to survive EXCEPT? A. Appropriate temperature B.…

A: Bacteria can survive in temperatures that are hotter and colder than mammals, but they thrive in a…

Q: If a bacterial species is not susceptible to an antibacterial drug at the concentration present in a…

A: Antibiotic susceptibility test is the test used to determine the effect of antibiotic to an…

Q: Describe one scenario in which antibiotic resistant bacteria in a chicken could enter your body.

A: Antibiotic resistivity is the condition in which a microorganism develops resistivity against a…

Q: Give 2 examples of biofilms that may form in the human body through medical interventions

A: Gram-Native and gram-Positive bacteria can form biofilm on medical devices. Most common forms are…

Q: Identify two factors that make biofilms more tolerant to antimicrobials and make sure to include…

A: Two factors that make biofilms more tolerant to anti-microbial and make sure to include their mode…

Q: In Microbiology, are there technologies that can help make Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity done…

A: Conventional methods for identification of bacteria and its drug susceptibility testing depends on…

Q: growth

A:

Q: Describe two (2) importance of understanding the types and nature of bacteria according to…

A: Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotic organisms that can thrive in various environments, even in…

Q: Which of the following is TRUE regarding Gram negative bacteria? a- Their cell wall is composed of a…

A: Introduction :- The Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation uses crystal violet to…

Q: During which of the four phases of growth would a gram-positive bacteria be most susceptible to…

A: Bacteria have a growth period of 3-4 days. When data from a complete growth period is gathered, a…

Q: Develop a research problem utilizing the definition of bacterial growth that will address a certain…

A: Knowing How Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Growth Affects Human Health in HospitalBackground: The…

Q: According to your own understanding, what do you think makes bacteria some of the most common…

A: Fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants are all bred, raised, and harvested in aquaculture. It's…

Q: Mode of action of antibiotics as feed additives

A: Antibiotics are chemical compounds with bactericidal (kills bacterial) or bacteriostatic (arrests…

Q: Indicate in the boxes the activity inhibited by the antibioticsand list some antibiotics which…

A: Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that are devoid of any membrane-bound organelles. They possess a…

Q: Which of the following molecules have been used as a biomarker in studies in microbial ecology? a…

A: All these molecules have been used as biomarkers in microbial ecology. Sterols, d- alanine and…

Q: In Microbiology, are there technologies that can help make bacterial culture and sensitivity done…

A: In microbiology, culture is the process of creating artificial media for microbes in order to grow…

Q: Explain how biofilms form and why they are important

A: A biofilm consist of living microorganisms such as bacteria that live in colony. Biofilm form when…

Q: In the antibiotic disc diffusion study, the "Minimal Inhibitory Concentration" or MIC of the…

A: Antibiotic disc diffusion study is also known as the Kirby-Bauer method in which the…

Q: What factors do you think must be considered when treating an infection present in a biofilm on a…

A: Cytotoxic T cells destroy the target cells that are present on the transplanted tissue, cancer…

Q: How can the use of chemical agents contribute to bacterial antibiotic resistance?

A: Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that are unicellular and devoid of the cellular organelle like…

Q: Can all bacteria be cultured? Why/why not.

A: Microorganisms (microbes) are defined as the organisms that are very small and microscopic in size…

Q: Which of the following diseases is/are associated with "Biofilms'

A: Biofilm can be defined as a polymer encased community of microbes(bacteria) that accumulates at a…

Q: Within a biofilm: cells are randomly distributed. cells are protected from easy penetration of…

A: Biofilms are a collective of one or more types of microorganisms that can grow on many different…

Nutrient Growth Medium

It is a culture medium or nutrient broth for all kinds of microorganisms to grow properly and create their colony. This matrix provides support to increase the population of microbes through the method of cell proliferation. It is regarded as the food material for those organisms. It is a type of in vitro mechanism, in which the development of life is processed outside the host body. It can be solid, semi-solid, or liquid in nature. Different kinds of cells develop in different types of media.