Determining the number of bacterial cells that are alive in a sample is done usingviable counts.Each method for calculating viable numbers of organisms takes advantage of the fact that when a suspension of bacteria is plated on solid media, each live bacterial cell will grow to form a colony,...
As a student of science, you may find yourself in the position of having to count cells under a microscope for one reason or another. These might be red blood cells, or bacterial cells, or some other kind of cell or (commonly) a mixture of cell types. Can you think of any reasons t...
Method of analyzing a sample for bacteria and how to capture the whole bacterial cellsIn certain embodiments, relates to a method of capturing a whole cell of a bacterium, the invention includes the use of two or more antibodies having antigenic specificities for different analytes characteristic ...
cells, growth starts with lag phase and proceeds to a log phase, where the cells proliferate exponentially followed by a stationary phase where growth rate and death rate are equal. (Fig. 1). In the death phase, cells die due to lack of nutrients or inadequate culture conditions, s...
How does fermentation allow eukaryotic cells to continue to make ATP under anaerobic condition? Explain how glucose is converted into ATP in the cell. Include the processes of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. Be sure to explain how many ATP is made at each step ...
four or five squares, or however many you need to count at least 100 cells, in a pattern of your choosing, such as the four corners and a center square. If the cells are large, these could be the large squares, but if the cells are small, you might choose the smaller squares ...
White blood cells (WBC) are found in your blood and lymphatic system, and function to fight off viral or bacterial infections in the body.A high WBC indicates that there is something happening in your body that it is trying to fight off.A high WBC count could be attributed to anemia, rh...
How do white blood cells attack germs? Immune System: It's amazing to think that our bodies have their own armor of defense. When the human body is exposed to certain threats like a cold, germs or even pollen, our body puts up a great fight. Anything that is not supposed to be in ...
Bacteria lack the nucleus that cells in humans, animals and plants have, which means they're prokaryotic cells. ttsz/iStock/Thinkstock If a single bacterial cell isn't visible to the naked eye, how can we know so much about it? Scientists have developed powerful microscopes to magnify ...
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