Under what conditions supplementation with probiotics might be recommended

Q: Which of the following are associated with the origin and spread of antibiotic resistance?

A: Explanation are given below

Q: What is a pure culture? Differentiate axenic culture from pure culture

A: Among the living beings on this planet, microbes play a very important role in the ecosystem, apart…

Q: Why are antibiotics important ? Include source/website used.

A: Source used: Internet Antibiotics are the medicine that fight infection caused by bacteria in humans…

Q: a selected local fermented food or drink in Ghana giving particular attention to the fermentation…

A: Fermentation is the procedure that involves several chemical reactions and various enzymes are…

Q: Give the susceptibility rating of each antibiotic

A: Antibiotic susceptibility is the process in which the susceptibility rate of particular medicine or…

Q: Discuss the benefit and drawbacks of using cell suspension culture for the production of important…

A: Secondary metabolites are phytochemicals or chemical that plants itself synthesized.Plants does not…

Q: Briefly discuss some of the reasons behind the increase in antibioticresistance.

A: Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges in front of the medical community. It is…

Q: elaborate about drug metabolism phases: phase I (oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis) Phase II…

A: Phase I: Yields a polar, water-soluble, metabolite that is often still active. Many of the products…

Q: Explain clearly what is meant by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Explain Antimicrobial stewardship…

A: Antimicrobial is a drug to kill or inhibit growth of pathogenic microorganisms

Q: Determine the amount of dehydrated medium needed to prepare 50 nutrient agar plates. Include amount…

A: Nutrient Agar is a general purpose, nutrient medium used for the cultivation of microbes supporting…

Q: Does the radition dose process differ with different food ?explain

A: Radiation dose is created by the energy of ionizing radiation being absorbed by some substance, such…

Q: garlic as antibiotic research statement of the problem

A: Answer: ANTIBIOTIC are the drugs or chemicals which are used against bacterial cells and are able to…

Q: Explain the importance of microbes as agents of food-borneillnesses.

A: Food-borne illness or food poisoning is an illness caused by consuming foods that are contaminated…

Q: What type of antimicrobial/antibiotic is completely synthesized in a laboratory? O Synthetic O…

A: Antibiotics are a large chemical class of therapeutics that are produced naturally or synthetically.…

Q: What does the zone of inhibition imply? Does the measurement of the zone of inhibition imply that…

A: Antibiotic Sensitivity Test ( AST) is a test used to detect best Antibiotic for eradication of…

Q: What is the therapeutic category of: 16. Feosol® 17.  Fluimucil® 18. Fosamax® 19. Garamycin® 20.…

A: In this question asked about therapeutic category of the drugs .  Detailed solution in step 2.

Q: MSA/mannitol salt agar plate is selective because: O it allows only gram positive bacteria to grow O…

A: Mannitol salt agar(MSA) It is a selective medium used for the isolation, enumeration and…

Q: 1. List the similarities and differences in the microbial spoilage of (a) breads, (b) pastries, (c)…

A: Bread: The most common source of microbial spoilage of bread is mould growth. Mould grows on bread…

Q: Discuss the general principles of antibiotic therapy.

A: Therapy that can kill or stop the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi are called…

Q: list three N-removal Tertiary treatment approaches in order of decreasing cost of operation. State…

A: N- removal tertiary treatments are used in order  to reduce the excess of nitrogen present that is…

Q: Explain the following application of kefir. I) As food preservatives

A: Kefir is the fermented milk drink . It is similar to the thin  yogurt drink. It is also prepared by…

Q: Mode of action of antibiotics as feed additives

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

Q: Toreterate, in your own words what is 1. The purpose of the selective factor in combination media? 2…

A: In microbiology, one of the most important components is the medium. Microorganisms such as…

Q: riefly describe any THREE CATEGORIES (three modes of action) of antibacterial drugs.  Make sure to…

A: According to their principle of mechanism antibacterial drugs have been divided into several…

Q: Describe the correct procedure for taking antibiotics.

A: In human physiology, antibiotic is defined as the class of medicines or drugs which inhibits the…

Q: List down the 25 different antibiotics and give the mechanism of action

A: Antibiotics, also known as antibacterials, are medications that either kill or slow the growth of…

Q: It is bactericidal by inhibiting protein synthesis, it does not used systemically because of high…

A: In Systemic administration a medication is administered directly into the circulatory system to get…

Q: What types of bacteria are inhibited on MacConkey agar

A: MacConkey agar,  contains peptones, lactose, bile salts, NaCl, neutral red (pH indicator), and…

Q: Enumerate and describe each process involved in cheese-making using the microbial rennet

A: Cheese is a dairy product that is obtained by curdling casein which is the milk protein. The cheese…

Q: Show a concept map about the aseptic technique on Transfer from Broth to Broth Culture, Transfer…

A: Aseptic techniques or sterile techniques are procedures that ensure proper handling and conduction…

Q: Do you think that probiotic use may be rejected because of cost?

A: Probiotics are health-promoting bacteria found in supplement form and some foods. For example…

Q: Provide the target of ciprofloxacin as well as the group of antibiotics it belongs to.

A: Antibiotics are medications which are used to treat bacterial illnesses in humans and animals. They…

Q: Explain how primary, secondary, and tertiary treatments are accomplished.

A: Primary treatment means the FIR treatment given for a disease. It is often part of a standard set of…

Q: Outline the reason for starter cultures may be employed and it's importance

A: A microbial culture is the process of multiplication of microbes by allowing them to reproduce in a…

Q: What is a probiotic? How does it differ from a prebiotic?

A: Nutraceuticals are products that have nutritional value and can be used as medicines. It provides…

Q: High risk foods for spreading bacteria are those that contain high levels of protein. True or…

A: High Risk Foods:  Any ready-to-eat meal that will easily support the growth of pathogenic germs and…

Q: Describe some mechanisms of antibiotic action and antibioticresistance

A: Antibiotics:- The word Antibiotics consists of two words "anti" and "biotics" which means against…

Q: Suggest a possible mechanism for how a microbe that becomes resistant to an antimicrobial chemical…

A: Resistance bacteria  Those bacteria which survive and reproduce in the presence of antibiotic drug.

Q: Control of Microbial Growth A) Which would be the best process to use and why?  B) Can you use…

A: A. In the control of microbial growth, Heating is the best method for controlling microbial growth,…

Q: When plotting microbial death curves, how might they look different for bactericidal versus…

A: While plotting the curve for the viable bacterial cells on a graph, the bacteria before adding the…

Q: At the beginning of Frontline:Trouble with Antibiotics the reporter states what percent of the…

A: Trouble with antibiotics is a debate in which there are found debate between the individuals for the…

Q: Write a detailed description of the following plate  1- blood Agar plate  2-PEa Agar Plate

A: An agar plate refers to a Petri dish containing an agar solidified growth medium which is meant for…

Q: Explain probiotics as a feed additive

A: Probiotics are living microorganisms that are used as food supplement to improve the process of…

Q: Why is toxicological evaluation important in using microbial rennet for cheese production?

A: Rennet is basically the coagulant that is used by the cheese industry to produce cheese. This…

Q: Describe the production of semi-synthetic antibiotics

A: Antibiotics are antimicrobial agents which work against bacteria.Hence antibiotics plays important…

Q: Discuss the unique capacity of the Deinococci to tolerate desiccation and high doses of radiation

A: Answer: Introduction: Deinococcus radiodurans is a high temperature and radiation resistant…

Q: How would you interpret the following result of the Bile Esculin Test: "Growth of the bacteria is…

A: Introduction :-  The bile-esculin test is a biochemical test which is performed to differentiate the…