Literature Cited section at the end (doesn’t count towards word count!)
Information to include about your microbe in your paper:
Major characteristics, i.e. G+ or G- for bacterium, DNA or RNA virus, etc.
Size, shape and arrangement of microbe (i.e. bacterial coccus, icosahedral virus)
Presence of flagella or other form of movement
Preferred mode of metabolism: aerobic respiration or fermentation
Oxygen usage
Depends on a vector, biological or mechanical?
How to Identify it in Microbiology Lab?
Route of Transmission into a new host
Length of Incubation Period
Signs and Symptoms of disease process
Diagnosis
How long is host contagious?
Precautions necessary for healthcare staff
Types of drug treatments available
To what antibiotics is it sensitive or susceptible?
To what antibiotics is it resistant?
What part of the Immune System would be most involved in body’s defense agains
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