Write a 2 pages APA FORMAT paper about a recent event in microbiology. Please use a scientific article
Case Studies
Scenario 1: You are a member of a diagnostic laboratory responsible for evaluating patient specimens collected at a local clinic in a rural area. The isolation and subsequent identification of specific pathogens from these samples must be conducted “in-house” with basic laboratory equipment. Through the evaluation of patient symptoms and background information, there appears to be an outbreak of gastroenteritis among a number of families that are sharing the same well as a water source. Through stains, bright-field microscopic examination, and basic biochemical tests you conclude that the organism causing the problem may be Salmonella. Salmonella is a motile bacterium that is an active “swimmer,” and therefore the laboratory manager suggests that you determine whether the organism you have isolated a motile. Motility medium would take at least 24 hours to produce a result. Your laboratory has bright-field, dark-field, phase-contrast, and fluorescence microscopes.
Discussion
What can you do to determine the motility of the suspect
Describe the germ theory and spontaneous generation
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Compare and contrast spontaneous generation and germ theory as they relate to case scenario 1
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Briefly describe the classification of the salmonella organism (domain, genus, species…. Etc. In order)
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Scenario 2: You are a member of a team researching a new disease. The first step in your process is to determine the identity of the causative organism, using Koch’s postulates.
What are some examples of pathogenic agents whose identity cannot be determined using the original four postulates?
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How could the postulates be modified to cover those agents discussed in question 1?
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