Blog

Type of pathogens that are usually only pathogenic under certain circumstances.  Word Bank adhesion aldehydes amensalism antagonism antimicrobial enzymes antiphagocytic factors antisepsis asymptomatic autoclave bacteriocins biosafety cabinet broad spectrum commensalism contact transmission contamination convalescence cross resistance cytotoxins decimal reduction time decline degerming desiccation disease transmission disinfection disk susceptibility test endotoxins enterotoxins etiology filtration halogens heavy metals host illness incinerator incubation period infection ionizing lyophilization minimum bactericidal concentration test minimum inhibitory concentration test multiple drug resistance mutualism narrow spectrum naturally occurring neurotoxins non-ionizing nosocomial opportunistic osmotic pressure oxidizing agents parasitism pasteurization pathogenicity phenols and phenolics prodromal period reservoirs resident sanitization selective toxicity signs sterilization surfactants symptoms synergism therapeutic index thermal death point thermal death time transient true vector transmission vehicle transmission virulence zoonoses

 Which antimicrobial method will you choose if you wanted to destroy all microorganisms including bacterial endospores the quickest and most definitively?    

All of these are true of Frederick I’s reforms EXCEPT

To boxes are arranged as shown in the figure below.  Box 1 has a mass of 7 kg and box 2 has a mass of 5 kg.  The string connecting the two boxes passes of the edge of a 0.5 kg solid pulley with a radius of 7 cm.  The coefficient of friction on the incline is 0.15.  Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the masses.   a = [acceleration] m/s2

Rulers who sought to gather into their own hands command of the state’s armed forces, control over its legal system, and the right to collect and spend the state’s financial resources at will were called

Which of the following is a reason why transient microbiota have difficulty colonizing the human body?

The oxidizing agent in a chemical reaction is the substance that is being reduced.

What is the most abundant gas in the ocean?

People who wash their hands frequently during cold season typically have fewer colds than those who do not. This observation suggests cold viruses can be transmitted by

Type of radiation with less than 1 nm wavelengths and is the more deadly form to microbes because it removes electrons from molecules.  Word Bank adhesion aldehydes amensalism antagonism antimicrobial enzymes antiphagocytic factors antisepsis asymptomatic autoclave bacteriocins biosafety cabinet broad spectrum commensalism contact transmission contamination convalescence cross resistance cytotoxins decimal reduction time decline degerming desiccation disease transmission disinfection disk susceptibility test endotoxins enterotoxins etiology filtration halogens heavy metals host illness incinerator incubation period infection ionizing lyophilization minimum bactericidal concentration test minimum inhibitory concentration test multiple drug resistance mutualism narrow spectrum naturally occurring neurotoxins non-ionizing nosocomial opportunistic osmotic pressure oxidizing agents parasitism pasteurization pathogenicity phenols and phenolics prodromal period reservoirs resident sanitization selective toxicity signs sterilization surfactants symptoms synergism therapeutic index thermal death point thermal death time transient true vector transmission vehicle transmission virulence zoonoses