MCB2340C Section 09 General Microbiology (5.5 Weeks)- online plus- 2021 spring quater term 2

Module 04 Homework questions. This assignment contains four short answer questions. In some cases there is a supplied list of keywords that should be used in developing your answer. You should use the knowledge gained in the readings and other assignments in this module. These are thought questions meant to help you process information that you have been exposed to in this module and if applicable in previous modules. You may use outside sources but you must use citations to show where you obtained the information. This is an untimed assignment. You only have one opportunity to complete this assignment. Question 1(3 points) You are interested in obtaining Staphylococcus aureus for a study investigating the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the general population. You have received several samples and are ready to start your isolation procedures. Describe the personal protective equipment that would be needed and three different culturing techniques that can be used to obtain organisms to produce pure cultures. State if you use general or selective media and which specific media you would choose. How would you determine if the culture was contaminated? What is the first step you would take if you detected contamination? Question 2 (3 points) Explain the different stages of syphilis. (Terminology/topics to include: causative organism (morphology gram-stain reaction) mode of transmission chancre gumma symptoms likelihood of infection treatment options at different stages damage that can occur during different stages prevention methods). Question 3 (3 Points) List three protozoan infections of the circulatory system that are transmitted by arthropods. Include the disease name specific organism (genus species) vector that is the intermediate between hosts and disease progress in humans. Question 4(3points) Many types of fruits and vegetables can be fermented into alcoholic beverages. Such was the case recently when prisoners in Utah attempted to make an illegal beverage called “pruno”; however someone added a weeks-old baked potato to the mix letting a microbe into the party who was clearly uninvited. Consumers of the pruno began to develop difficulty swallowing vomiting double vision and muscle weakness; three required ventilation therapy. No deaths were attributed to the contaminated beverage. Requirements: one and half pages