Overview of a Pathogen: Clostridium botulinum According to The Bad Bug Book of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the common bacterium Clostridium botulinum is an “anaerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming rod that produces a potent neur Continue Reading...
Microbiology Microbes Microbial metabolism is referred to as the manner in which microbes find their nutrients and energy that makes them live and reproduce. The paper will describe metabolic requirement for Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium bo Continue Reading...
In this instance, what started out as a religious ceremony among villages went very wrong and could have caused deaths; hence, the authors' points are potentially helpful in the future when outbreaks like this occur. What are the Benefits of Botul Continue Reading...
Pathogenic & Nonpathogenic Microorganisms have the capacity of causing severe disease if the conditions are ideal enough to sustain the life of these microbes. As more and more microbes are able to grow, the risk of disease development rises. Al Continue Reading...
organism produces botulinum toxin? Briefly describe this organism. Where did the name of the organism come from? Is the organism aerobic or anaerobic? Botulinum toxin is produced by the anaerobic, rod-shaped Clostridium botulinum which is gram posi Continue Reading...
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells Cells can be divided into two categories: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotic cells are significantly smaller than eukaryotic cells. This size difference is due to the many contents inside a eukaryotic ce Continue Reading...
Bio-Terrorism Hypothetical scenario Patients who were admitted in medical facilities complained of muscle paralysis. This was suspected to be the reason behind the blockage of the release of the acetylcholine. The patients also suffered from diplo Continue Reading...
Botox ® - What is it used for? Botox ® - Can anything bad happen? Botox ® - Looking toward the future. Botox ® - What is it? Botox, which is the trade name for botulinum toxin, is produced by a bacterium that has been identified f Continue Reading...
Phase II consists of efficacy trials of the drug, which are tested on volunteers of the target population. When everything goes right, the drug manufacturer discusses the development process, continued human testing, other concerns and protocols for Continue Reading...
Bacterial Effects on the Body Some bacteria produce a toxin that causes a flaccid paralysis, while other bacteria produce a toxin that causes all of the skeletal muscles to contract at the same time. In understanding these effects that such bacteria Continue Reading...
Validation of Commercial Baking as an Effective Step to Control/Inactivate Salmonella in Baked Products Major findings, analysis and conclusions Description of the baking industry and baking emphasis in the United States. Purpose and structure of Continue Reading...
Communicable Diseases The MMR vaccine is an immunization against measles, mumps and Rubella. Recently there has been increased media coverage that there is a link between the combined MMR immunization and autism (NHS choices, 2012).This MMR vaccine Continue Reading...
Recovery Plan: Biological Attack in the U.S. Congress The havoc and deaths caused by the weaponized anthrax spores that were mailed to members of the U.S. Congress following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the repeated attempted uses of botul Continue Reading...
Bacterial Toxins & Damage to Neurons Which bacterial toxins have negative impacts on the human body? This paper reviews those toxins and their effects on human functions. Clinical Diseases Professor F.H. Kayser explains that "Exotoxins" are pa Continue Reading...
prokaryotes consist of millions of genetically distinct unicellular organisms. A procaryotic cell has five essential structural components: a genome (DNA), ribosomes, cell membrane, cell wall, and some sort of surface layer which may or may not be a Continue Reading...
Bioterrorism and Future Impact in Nursing Biological warfare threat has spread across the globe from developed to developing, countries in the last few years. It causes alarm among the professionals such as journalist, academics, and policy analysts Continue Reading...
Biological Weapons: The 'Living' and Pervasive Weapons of Mass Destruction The 'art' and methods of war have indeed gone a long way; from subsisting to crude metals and guns, human society has learned to manipulate Nature by using as one of its weap Continue Reading...
