Would you consider all microorganisms growing from the planted tissue on PDA as the cause of the plant disease? Why? What can you use as a basis to know which among the microorganisms present on the plate is the pathogen?

Which aspects of a microbial disease make it more likely to cause an outbreak? In other words, what advantages do these microbes have that others do not? Use an example of at least one outbreak in your description. 2. What measures are taken in the United States to prevent outbreaks from occurring? 3. What disease not prevalent in the United States do you think has the potential of causing a major outbreak in the United States? Name at least one reason to support your assertion.

Select the organism that matches each description. Some answers may be used more than once, and some not at all. Make sure that you scroll in the selection box, there are 13 possible matches. Was on Romaine lettuce sent from Yuma, AZ causing food-borne diarrhea Forms chains of Gram positive cells and is a common cause of tooth decay. A member of the normal vaginal flora that can overgrow at high pH Protozoan that is resistant to normal levels of chlorine used to disinfect the water Is salt tolerant and can inhabit the skin of healthy individuals, but can cause furunculosis Known as group B streptococci, is beta hemolytic and CAMP test positive Protozoan in stagnant water causing primary amoebic meningitis Psychrotropic, Gram positive rod transmitted in dairy causing systemic disease Escherichia coli O157:H7 Streptococcus pneumoniae Candida albicans Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cryptosporidium parvum Streptococcus mutans Streptococcus agalactiae Staphylococcus aureus Campylobacter jejuni A

Describe the interactions of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with its host plant. Why is this plant pathogen useful for biotechnology?