What are the major differences between spirochetes and spirilla?

Q: Do common fungi such as bread mold produce antimicrobial compounds?

A: The fungi are cosmopolitan and are almost found everywhere. There are variety of fungi present…

Q: How is Saccharomyces cerevisiae used in industry?

A: Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a type of yeast species. It is round to ovoid in shape measuring 5-10 µm…

Q: In what people would infection with H. capsulatum beespecially serious?

A: Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of dimorphic fungi that causes a lung infection known as…

Q: Why are myxobacteria important in nature?

A: Myxobacteria are gram-negative, rod‐shaped bacterium that is nearly omnipresent within the…

Q: What are the two different shapes of Bacillus?

A: Bacteria are a type of biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic…

Q: What makes Bacillus particularly difficult to kill either by physical or chemical means?

A: Bacillus are aerobic bacteria that are road shaped; they are gram positive and with passing agent…

Q: Describe the spirochetes and spirilla according to: morphology, habitat, motility, type of flagella,…

A: Introduction Bacteria are prokaryotes, which are single-celled organisms without a nucleus that…

Q: why is Trypanosoma harmful?

A: Trypanosoma belongs to phylum Euglenozoa and class kinetoplastea. Its genus is Trypanosoma. They are…

Q: What makes the Amanita phalloides toxins so harmful that even one cap can kill an adult?

A: Amanita phalloides is a most poisonous mushroom. Every part of mushroom is highly poisonous and…

Q: What property of Staphylococcus epidermidis helps it to colonize plastic materials used in medical…

A: Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. The microorganisms…

Q: what is the kingdom of Bacillus Subtilis?

A: Bacillus subtilis is a gram positive bacteria. It is found in gastrointestinal tracts of humans and…

Q: What is Antibacterial Spectrum of cephalosporin?

A: This question is under the topic microbiology. Here we have to provide the information related to…

Q: What is Mycosis?

A: Organisms such as molds and yeasts are called fungus. The fungus is categorized as kingdom fungi and…

Q: What Enterobacteriaceae are of medical significance?List and describe the infections caused by these…

A: Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, and Parasites are the four agents that infect human body. Even though most…

Q: what is MRSA?

A: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first observed in the years of 1960.

Q: is chlamydia and chlamydiosis different? how do animals and humans get infected from it? and what…

A: Reproductive health means a total well being in all aspects of reproduction, physical, emotional and…

Q: How are botulism and tetanus alike and different?

A: Tetanus and botulism are two deadly neurological diseases found in human and animals.

Q: What are the symptoms of Listeria food poisoning?

A: Listeria is an illness caused by eating foods contaminated by the bacteria, listeria monocytogenes.…

Q: What characteristics differentiate Sarcina from Staphylococcus?

A: Bacteria are a group of prokaryotic microscopic single celled organisms. They live in diverse…

Q: What unique motility structure characterizes the spirochetes?

A: Spirochetes are long, slender, spiral shaped bacteria which have double membrane (diderm). Some of…

Q: What is the color or TSI for Salmonella? What is a fastidious organism?

A: 1) The Triple Sugar Iron test is a microbiological test generally named for its capacity to test a…

Q: What unusual structural features are present in Ignicoccus andStaphylothermus?

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

Q: Why do healthy adults usually not contract Clostridium difficileinfections?

A: Microorganisms are small organism that cannot be seen by naked eyes. Microorganism such as bacteria…

Q: How does Roseobacter differ from Prochlorococcus?

A: An organisms that takeaway the photon express to obtain energy is called phototrophs. The ocean…

Q: What characteristic of Mycoplasma species separates them from other bacteria?

A: The small, microscopic, and unicellular organisms are called microorganisms. There are many…

Q: What is the distribution of the flagella of Proteus vulgaris?

A: Proteus vulgaris is a Gram negative, rod shaped, hydrogen sulfide-producing bacteria that lives in…

Q: What is the generic name of Prolixin ?

A: A drug is defined as a substance or a medicine capable of altering the physiological function of the…

Q: What is the function and purpose of listeria innocua cell?

A: Listeria innocua is one of six species which belongs to the Listeria genus. It is commonly present…

Q: What are the protozoal infections of humans?

A: An infection develops when another organism enters your body and causes disease. Infections are…

Q: How could one differentiate the genera Vibrio, Campylobacter,and Helicobacter?

A: Bacteria are the sole members of the kingdom Monera.  They are the most abundant micro-organisms…

Q: What is the vector ofChagas’ disease? How is thedisease transmitted?

A: The disease is a condition or illness or sickness of the living animal or plant body or of one of…

Q: How are spirochetes and spirilla different?

A: Both are the types of bacteria.

Q: Bacillus and Clostridium species are common causes of food poisoning. How could food poisoning occur…

A: Food poisoning refers to the illness that occurs due to contaminated food. The contamination could…

Q: How are Chlamydia and Mycoplasma (Section 16.9) similar?How are they different?

A: Introduction: Chlamydia is an intracellular obligate parasite and is a pathogen. Their inner and…

Q: Why does transmission of cholera usually require a largeinoculum?

A: Diarrhoeal diseases which include cholera, are the important cause of morbidity and the second most…

Q: What is Escherichia coli?

A: Bacteria are microscopic, unicellular living organisms, which can be found everywhere. They can be…

Q: Why do you suppose that Clostridium species are major causes of spoilage of canned foods?

A: "Microbiology" is a hugely important field in both basic and applied research. New and fascinating…

Q: What is unusual about the organism Pyrolobus fumarii?

A: Microbes are the tiny organisms which are unable to see with the naked eye. Microbes are…

Q: How Bacillus thurengiensis is used commercially?

A: Bacillus thurengiensis is a soil bacterium. It produces crystal protein(cry protein).…

Q: What is the domain of Bacillus Subtilis, Malassezia, and Candida?

A: Domain is the greatest taxonomical ranking in the hierarchical biology classification system, just…

Q: How do infections caused by Entamoeba histolytica occur?

A: The parasitic amoebozoan Entamoeba histolytica belongs to the Entamoeba genus. Amoebiasis is most…