List the three major categories of microbial identification techniques.

Q: what are some of the strengths and weaknesses to using a Culture independent approach from a…

A: Culture independent methods rely on molecular methods to study microbes within their environment.

Q: Explain some of the problems involved in sterilizing delicate andheat-sensitive instruments such as…

A: Sterilization is a process used to kill all the possible microbes like non-spore forming bacteria,…

Q: Why is it so difficult to monitor the air real time for all of the pathogens we have studied?…

A: The near-real-time detection of infectious agents in the air is difficult and is complicated by…

Q: List Winogradsky’s contributions to microbial culture technique.

A: Microbiological culture is a method of multiplying microorganisms by letting them reproduce in a…

Q: Describe the personal protective equipment you use in the laboratory and why it is necessary.…

A: Personal protective equipments used in laboratory are: Safety glasses Lab coat Gloves Closed shoes…

Q: Outline how samples are processed in the Diagnosis Bacterial Laboratory

A: Introduction: A dichotomous key is a tool used to identify natural entities such as microorganisms,…

Q: Describe what is involved in the main categories of laboratoryidentification of infectious agents.

A: let's us first understand what is involved in diagnosing an infectious agent before starting…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the following method belong…

A: Microbial identification plays very crusial role in studying the growth of microorganism, with…

Q: Explain why specimens should be taken aseptically and processed quickly to ensure accurate results,…

A: Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, Achaea, fungi and…

Q: Describe the steps you would take to isolate, cultivate, and identify a microbial pathogen from a…

A: Urine is a waste excretory product of the kidney. It transports waste and water along the urinary…

Q: Enumerate and discuss the mode of action of some commonly used disinfectants and  antiseptics

A: Antiseptic is a chemical substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms by killing them on the…

Q: Provide at least two other examples of samples that are best prepared using Smear Preparation…

A: Smear preparation is a technique that is used by spreading a small quantity of sample on the slide…

Q: List the major types of physical agents used in controlling microbes.

A: Microbes : Microbes are very tiny living organisms that are always present around us, but they are…

Q: What should be taken into consideration in the selection of the culture preservation method?

A: The problem of maintaining microbial culture is one that many fields of microbiology face. The…

Q: What is the  safety  that requires  in the  microbiology  laboratory

A: Microbiology is the study dealing in the specific study of micro-organisms, or the organism not…

Q: Please briefly explain detection methods of counting microorganism? Please answer at your own words.

A: The total microbial count is one of the essential measures used in the management of hygiene. It…

Q: Explain why the type and number of microbes, environmental conditions, risk for infection, and…

A: An antimicrobial treatment kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, or…

Q: Explain why isolating a pathogen through standard culture methods may become an outdated diagnosis…

A: The term isolation refers to the separation of a strain from a natural, mixed population of living…

Q: why is it important to use CIHI To find patient data?

A: CIHI is termed as Canadian Institute of health information. Databases are the collections of data…

Q: What is the challenging concept for microbiology in nursing career and healthcare?

A: Nurses provide and monitor patient care,educate patients and family members about health conditions,…

Q: What are the criteria used in the CDC classification of bioterrorism agents?

A: Biological toxins or pathogenic organisms used for terrorist purposes to cause death and disease in…

Q: Describe the principles behind sensitivity testing for infectiousagents.

A: The susceptibility or sensitivity of microorganisms is an important factor that must be considered…

Q: Why are traditional tests such as metabolic test not always used to ID clinically important…

A: Traditional methods for identification of microbes include phenotypic tests or biochemical tests…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the followin method belong…

A: There are several features of the organism which have different properties on the basis of the…

Q: Identify and discuss the standard safety procedures adopted bymicrobiology laboratories. Under what…

A: Safety is of utmost importance while working with any contagious or pathogenic substance or living…

Q: Describe the factors that may affect the identification of an infectious agent from a patient…

A: Microbes are generally termed to state that they are living things that cannot be seen with the…

Q: Describe what is involved in direct specimen testing, presumptiveand confirmatory tests, cultivating…

A: Different types of phenotypic, genotypic and immunogenic techniques work on different principle, but…

Q: Differentiate between a pure culture, subculture, mixed culture,and contaminated culture. Define…

A: The microorganisms are isolated as pure cultures by being inoculated in a container of medium in…

Q: What are the precautionary measures to be observed before, during, and after applying the aseptic…

A: Aseptic culture technique  It refers to a procedure/method used in laboratories or clinical setting…

Q: What is the difference between environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology?

A: toxicology is the study of poisons . everything in the world is a potential poison at an appropriate…

Q: How can FTA cards be used to preserve biological samples?

A: Biotechnology is technology that utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the following method belong…

A: There are different types of microbial identification methods, Immunological-Serological analysis,…

Q: Which type of hazard would pose the most threat to a clinical laboratory?

A: Clinical laboratory is a type of laboratory where variety of laboratory tests are carried out on the…

Q: Differentiate between microscopic and macroscopic methods ofobserving microorganisms, citing a…

A: Microscopes are inevitable in the study of microorganisms. They allow for microscopic observation of…

Q: Explain why culture based biochemical and genetic testing would not be the ideal method to identify…

A: Microbial culture or microbiological culture is a technique in microbiology in which microorganisms…

Q: provide logical reasoning as to why a single sample storage/ preservation protocol is not…

A: Sample preservation/handling protocol must ensure that the chemical composition of the sample at the…

Q: Identify factors that may affect the identification of an infectious agent from a patient sample.

A: Introduction: The microorganisms are widespread. Few of them are pathogenic and cause infections in…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the following method belong…

A: Microbial identification methods These are the methods that are used to detect the presence of…

Q: Select an appropriate technique to identify a microbial genus, species, and strain

A: Microbes are small living things that cannot be observed with the naked eye. These live in soil,…

Q: Describe the three major categories of microbial identification techniques.

A: A biological system called the immune system is in charge of identifying and eliminating foreign…

Q: Considering microbial identification methods, to which category would the following method belong…

A: Introductin   The existence of catalase, an enzyme that catalyses the release of oxygen from…

Q: Explain the possibility of identification of some bacteria simply by knowing the antibiotic…

A: The many antibiotics each have a unique method of operation. By preventing the aminoacylation…

Microbial Isolation

Isolation of the microorganisms in microbiology is the process of developing a pure culture by separating one species of microbe from a mixture of many other species. A pure culture is a culture that contains only one species of microbe.