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Fungus cells have cellulose cell wall

Cholera and diphtheria are disease that are caused by the production of a toxin. The bacteria responsible for these diseases have acquired the ability to product the toxin via phage conversion. What does this mean? 

How are prions different from other microbes

In the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, patients will display dramatic difficulties remembering appointments, tasks to complete and where they left objects in their homes. At this stage, when ________________memory is impaired, going to the doctor and screening for the potential presence of Alzheimer’s disease is an excellent idea.

If you were in microbiology lab and your instructor handed you a slide labeled “Gram-negative Bacillus”, what you expect to see on the slide

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about early adulthood?

Primary sewage treatment

Your professor’s last name is

Salvador has been married for 6 months. He was married at the age of 28 years after dating his wife Matilda for 2.5 years. He notices increased arguing between him and his wife. The arguments often center on his feelings that she does not really care about his needs as a person. Matilda often wants to have sexual contact with Salvador, which he appreciates, but Salvador worries and wonders whether Matilda really values him and needs him like he needs her. Matilda complains that Salvador needs to relax, unwind, have fun, and enjoy each other from a sexual standpoint. Which issue below is most problematic in predicting future relationship problems for Salvador and Matilda? 

Halobacterium is a an archeaon that requires extremely high salt concentrations to live, what type of microbe is it?