DVC Microbiology 146 Fall 11 (Gard)

Lab 30: Staphylococcus aureus  Rapid Test  1. Rapid Tests= immunological assays that use Ag-Ab rxns to identify a specific organism or agen...

Lab 34: Throat Culture  1.  Pharynx=Throat= warm, moist environment that houses a mixed normal flora with organisms from both the upper res...

ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)= an immunodiagnostic test used to measure specific antigens or antibodies in an unknown sample  ...

Lab 33: Simulated Epidemic 1. Epidemic (level)=  the incidence of a disease in a population at greater than expected levels  2.  Endemic (l...

Two methods currently used to identify GM genomes     1. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)     2. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)   ...

  Antibiotic= a natural substance (made by fungi or bacteria) that inhibits or kills microorganisms -in common usage antibiotics are often...

Plague Fighters 1. What was the cause of the epidemic?  - Ebola= virus 2.  Where and when did this epidemic occur?  - Kikwit in Democratic...