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You are tasked with enumerating the microbial load of an unknown sample. You begin your investigation by serially diluting the sample resulting in the following dilutions: 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4. You spread 95µL of each dilution onto a separate nutrient agar plate and incubate for 48 hours. Upon examining the plates for the 10-2 and 10-4 dilutions only. You observe the following results:  10-2: 240 CFU  10-4: 70 CFU  Calculate the viable titer for these two agar plates. Report your final answer in the correct notation and with appropriate units.

A person who becomes an entrepreneur as a result of some severe hardship

Ham is a common source of staphylococcal food intoxication because the bacteria grow well in this particular food item. Based on this information, you would describe staphylococci as ___ based on their environmental preferences? [Hint: This is also the reason why staphylococci grow well on human skin.]

For the diagrams below, indicate which one represents a Gram-positive cell and which one represents a Gram-negative cell.

what is the term for the long coiling tube that connects the testes to the ductus deferens?

Make any necessary changes to the following paragraph, as directed below. “Anthrax is caused by spore-producing bacillus anthracis bacterium. These spores produce toxins, which cause the symptoms associated with anthrax infections.” a. Make any necessary grammatical corrections to the statement.  (1.5 points) b. Make any necessary changes to the scientific content and explain your changes. (2 points)  

The presence of urea or other nitrogenous elements in the blood is called?

Honey is not recommended for infants under 12-months-old because ingestion of this food has been associated with infant botulism. Infants consume [spores] in the honey, which germinate in  [anaerobic] regions of the intestine.  The [bacteria] multiply and produce a/an [toxin], which causes symptoms of the disease. 

Problem 3: Model 2 In the second model, an interaction term between age and blood pressure level (Age*Pressure) and the Smoker dummy were related to Risk.  The following table shows the Excel output for this model (refer to this output as model 2). At the 95% confidence level, test to see whether the interaction term and the Smoker dummy variable are significant (model 2). Are they significant? Why or why not?

Listeriosis is a food [infection] that can be prevented by [bacteria].