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To industrial microbiologists, fermentation means the mass culture of microorganisms.

Water reuse is the purification of wastewater so that it can serve as drinking water.

Suppose a microbiologist wanted to assess the microbial community in a gram of forest soil. Which of the following technique(s) would help them to enumerate a specific genus or type of microbe? (Check all that apply.)

Rubulavirus falls under which group of the ICTV nomenclature system?

Which of the following statements is false regarding metabolic syndrome?

The Department of Health and Human Services maintains the system for monitoring bioterrorism events.

The Gram stain is used for bacteria that have cell walls while the acid-fast stain is used primarily for wall-less bacteria.

Which causes the most stress to overloaded municipal wastewater plants?

Approximately one month upon returning from a river rafting trip in South America, a college student develops a fever accompanied by chills, muscle aches, and abdominal discomfort. After being examined by physicians at the university health center, the student is referred to an infectious disease specialist, where a diagnosis of schistosomiasis is made. Schistosoma is a helminth that contaminates freshwater in areas that lack proper sanitation, and often leads to infection when the water is used for swimming or bathing. In this case, bloodwork from the student would most likely reveal an elevation in which of the following cells?

Rapid sand filtration, used in many water purification plants, is sufficient to ensure that Giardia will be consistently removed.