Given what is known about humans, why is it unlikely that a thermophile or a psychrophile would be a human pathogen?

Q: You have 2 organisms, A and B. One is an obligate aerobe and the other is an obligate anaerobe. You…

A: Microorganisms are categorized based on their oxygen requirement: Obligate aerobes Obligate…

Q: Explain why, to the best of our knowledge, most microorganisms resist culturing in the laboratory

A: Prokaryotes are the primitive organisms that were the first to develop and harness life on Earth.…

Q: Regarding nitrogen fixation, are the following statements True or False?   a) Atmospheric nitrogen…

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Q: Which of the following groups of bacteria require or will use oxygen for respiration i, obligate…

A: Bacteria are microscopic single-celled prokaryotes that thrive in diverse environmental conditions.…

Q: The annamox reaction

A: it is anaerobic ammonium oxidation in this reaction. oxidation ammonium to dinitrogen gas using…

Q: Which of the following microbes grow best below 20 degrees C? Othermophiles O mesophiles…

A: Introduction All organisms have a optimum temperature in which they can survive. Specifically,…

Q: Would an obligate anaerobe or an obligate aerobe be more likely to produce catalase? Why?

A: Introduction :  obligate anaerobes are those bacterium that can live only in the environment…

Q: Is the environment in a candle jar anaerobic?

A: Introduction: An environment is considered as anaerobic when no free oxygen is available but present…

Q: What do you mean by obligate aerobes? Give some examples.

A: There are two types of organisms- Aerobic and Anaerobic depending on the need of oxygen. Aerobic-…

Q: Explain the adaptation that allows thermophiles to survive in very high temperatures.

A: Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that are unicellular in nature. The optimum temperature is that…

Q: Use this graph showing the standard death curves of three microbial species to answer the following…

A: By understanding the given graph the questions related to the graph are solved as follows:-

Q: If an organism feeds on dead or dying organisms that this mode of feeding is called: a) Heterotroph…

A: Some living organisms eat decaying and dead organisms. They convert complicated organic matter into…

Q: If Clostridium botulinum is an anaerobe, how might botulinum toxin get into food?

A: Answer: Clostridium botulinum is the bacteria which is responsible to cause botulism in humans. This…

Q: Imagine you are trying to use an organism to remove organic matter in a wastewater treatment plant…

A: There are few important points about organic matter in waste water treatment plant and about…

Q: So we know that the cloudier the broth is, the more microbes are growing in the broth. How can you…

A: Introduction :- There are two types of media , present in labs to study various types of bacteria .…

Q: What metabolic process creates the rotten-egg smell characteristic of many anaerobic environments?

A: Hydrogen sulfide gas has the chemical formula H2S and possesses a characteristic rotten eggs smell.…

Q: All of the following are true about Caused by the anaerobic ba The etiologic agent stays com…

A: Gangrene is the death of soft tissues.It is caused by a loss of blood supply to these tissues.

Q: For which diseases can one not rely upon chlorination of water as a method of control? Explain why…

A: Thyroid disease has been practically eliminated by using the chlorination of water. The treatment of…

Q: Atmospheric nitrogen can be useda) directly by all living organisms.b) only by aerobic bacteria.c)…

A: Nitrogen is a key macronutrient across all organisms. It is the primary component of the nucleic…

Q: If you are working at a sewage treatment plant, which microbial process would you use to reduce…

A: denitrification;to reduce HAB's.

Q: Which is true regarding bacterial and archaea species that use nitrogen and sulfur compounds in…

A: Microbes primarily bacteria utilize nitrogen or sulfur compounds as part of their metabolic activity…

Q: Thermoplasma and Picrophilus grow best in which of the following extreme conditions?a) Low pH     b)…

A: Answer is d.) a and c.

Q: "Biodegradation of Diesel Oil Using Bacillus Isolates" Environmental pollution is now a worldwide…

A: Pollution refers to garbage and contaminants that enter our ecosystem. This pollution has a…

Q: By accident, you placed a mesophile organism in a growth medium at pH 8. You expected it to die but…

A: Mesophiles are microorganisms that thrive at temperatures between 20 and 45 degrees Celsius, with an…

Q: Two linked biallelic loci (c = 0.1) have allele frequencies pA = 0.7 and pB = 0.4. If these two…

A: The degree to which alleles at two loci are associated is measured by linkage disequilibrium (LD),…

Q: Which process converts ammonium (NH4+ ) into nitrate (NO3− )?a) Nitrogen fixationb) Ammonificationc)…

A: Nitrite removal is even easier, with nitrite being oxidized by the enzyme nitrite oxidoreductase and…

Q: Most metabolites pass through the cytoplasmic membrane via: secretion systems transport proteins…

A: The intermediate outcomes of metabolism, known as metabolites, are created by a variety of naturally…

Q: Microbes that grow best at low temperatures are called what? Psychrophiles O. Thermophiles O Aerobes…

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please re-submit a new…

Q: Abacteria isolated from Yellowstone National Park is found to use the chemical methane as a food…

A: Chemotrophs are organisms whose energy source is obtained by the oxidation of inorganic…

Q: Statement which is true about bacteria ? A) All bacteria are autotrophs B) Most of them are…

A: Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotic organisms that are found in all environments from very cold…

Q: Which of these statements is/are TRUE? A) In general, species that can grow at higher temperatures…

A: Microorganisms or microbes are microscopic organisms that exist as unicellular, multicellular, or…

Q: cens require organic carbon and energy source, and prefer to live in an fully oxygenated…

A: E.coli is a Gram Negative, rod shaped, bacteria. It is commonly found in the lower intestine of…

Q: Have you heard of OSHA in any of your jobs? What is the role of OSHA? How does this governmental…

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Q: Which of the following coud describe a microbe that causes a lemon left untouched in your…

A: Microbes or micro-organisms are microscopic structures that can be seen or studied with the help of…

Q: Draw two diagrams, one showing what enzymes and products are produced when GLN is high and one when…

A: Gln in question stand for Glutamine. Glutamine is an amino-acid exist in L-form like other amino…